Useful Links
Click to explore some of the wealth of outdoor- related information on the web.
Please contact us if you have any suggested links.
Government Departments
Department of Conservation
Ministry for the Environment
LINZ (Tenure Review)
Ministry of Economic Development
Non Government Organisations
Climb New Zealand
NZ Alpine Club
NZ Mountain Safety Council
NZ Land Search and Rescue
NZ Deerstalkers Association
NZ Rogaining Association
Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society
Kiwi Conservation Club
Native Forest Action
Mountain Radio Service
The New Zealand National Parks and Conservation Foundation
Walking Access Commission
ECO, Environment and Conservation Organisation
Whitewater NZ
Living Rivers
Wild Rivers
Mountain Biking NZ
Access
WAMS – Walking Access Mapping System (may not work on some older operating systems)
Both Sides of the Fence – fun education about access issues for children and school groups
Other NZ Tramping Sites
Lewis & Matts Tramping Site
Tramping and Hiking in NZ
NZ Tramper
Overseas NGOs & Tramping Sites
UIAA (Union Internationale des Associations D’Alpinisme) International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation
Bushwalking Australia
International Union of Conservation Organisations
Weather and Conditions
Regional
Department of Conservation / Met Office DOC weather page with links for most mountain areas.
Arthurs Pass A local guide to conditions
Snow Conditions
Ski fields All the gossip and marketing, including snow conditions.
Avalanche Network Weather and snow stability information.
General Weather Forecasts
Met Service Mountain Forecast Brief mountain forecast
Weather links from Sun Rock Ice guiding company
Precipitation Forecast 7 day Australian and New Zealand precipitation
Canterbury University Geography Department Forecasts and conditions
Victoria University, Wellington. Forecasts and conditions
Various
Wilderness Magazine
Hazard Watch A GNS NZ service – includes an interesting library of images
AA Road Watch Automobile Association road information around the country
TerraLink Browse for maps.
NZ Topo Maps On Line A free source of on line Topo 50 maps
Arthur’s Pass – Mountaineering A great site for stories, information, conditions… whether you’re going there or not
Aspiring Guides mountain conditions (including snow conditions) in the major climbing areas.