The Rough Guide to New Zealand (Paperback: 952 pages)

The Rough Guide to New Zealand is the essential guidebook to this spectacular destination, with exhaustive practical information, a full-colour introduction and hundreds of restaurant and hotel listings. Make the most of the astonishing variety of New Zealand, from the craggy coastlines and sweeping beaches, to the bubbling volcanic mud pools and fast-flowing rivers. More detailed than its competitors, this completely updated guide features colour sections highlighting Maori culture, adventure sports and the country's unique ecology. Catering for every traveller, from wine buffs to "Lord of the Rings" freaks, The Rough Guide to New Zealand is heaving with historical and cultural detail and is packed with new maps and more photos - it even finds time to teach you the world-famous haka