This new book by the very experienced Kerry Howe won’t tell you how to paddle – but it will tell you how to plan a tour along the Kiwi coastline.

Chapter topics include an introduction to the New Zealand coast, general preparation, trip management, equipment on the beach and at sea, navigation, keeping in touch, getting weather information, calling for assistance, emergency gear, life in the cockpit, hazards at sea, and life on the shore. From how to pack a tow-rope in a Vegemite jar, or what to stow for beach camping, to the best way to deter sharks, Howe covers all the practical aspects of touring.

This fully updated and extended second edition details more than 80 kayaking tours over nine regions. Written for both the novice and the experienced kayaker, Sea Kayaker’s Guide to the Upper North Island offers new tours on the west coast, including the Whangape, Hokianga and Kaipara harbours and – for the first time – the Waikato coast. Featuring more than 25 locator maps, the book covers where to go, how to prepare for the trip, how to get there safely, where to camp out, and places of interest along the way.

Detailing more than 90 kayaking tours, spread over nine regions, with over 25 useful maps and 16 pages of full colour photographs, this companion volume to Sea Kayaker’s Guide to New Zealand’s Upper North Island presents the beginner as well as the experienced kayaker with specific information on trip preparation, radio frequencies, marine map and chart recommendations, the easiest way to reach your launch site, and a few helpful camping tips along with some general information on safe kayaking practices.

The author’s many years of experience of kayaking in the South Island also enables him to offer a ‘stroke by stroke’ commentary on places of interest along the way to one’s destination of choice. Regions covered: Golden Bay; Abel Tasman National Park; Tasman Bay; Marlborough Sounds; North-east Coast; Banks Peninsula; Canterbury to Otago; Mackenzie Country and the West Coast.

NZ is a whitewater kayaker's paradise, unequaled in the world for its great variety of challenging wilderness runs, stunning waterfalls, gorges and multiday adventures. In this fully revised and expanded second edition Graham Charles presents 130 classic New Zeland whitewater kayaking runs, from moderate float trips to full-on technical "hairboating". With each run, information is provided to get you on the river, including grades, flow information, gradients, times, access details, and shuttle distances, while also describing what to expect, without taking away that most important element: adventure!

White water safety and rescue for canoeists, kayakers and rafters. A completely revised new edition now in full colour throughout. Clear and illustrated throughout with excellent drawings, diagrams and colour photos, it is a must whether you are a recreational paddler or a professional river guide. At last a book that tells you only what you need to know!

Steve Gurney is an exceptional athlete. He has been in 19 of the epic Coast to Coast races in a row, and he has won nine of them. He has represented New Zealand twice at the World Mountain Bike champs and has spent a lot of time adventure racing in far flung jungles, caves, mountains and deserts.This is a motivational, funny, frank autobiography covering Steve's multisport career and his life in general.

It's aimed at:

• Business/sports people wanting to know keys to success
• People interested in mental health issues
• People who want to be inspired/get motivated
• Driven people who want to understand themselves better

This guidebook is the first to reveal the full range and quality of rock climbing opportunities close to Wellington. Up-to-date descriptions are enhanced by photo topos and maps, access and crag information, and many inspiring photographs with an easy to use layout.

The South Island offers diverse climbing on a wide range of rock types in stunning and uncrowded settings. It hosts bouldering areas, sea cliffs, city crags and many good traditional and sport crags. This publication sets a whole new standard for New Zealand rockclimbing guidebooks, with extensive colour sections, photographic topos for every climb, and an easy to use layout. It comprehensively covers the cream of the South Island’s crags and boulder fields.