With a revised binding & format AA Essential Guide New Zealand" gives you all the information you need to know for a memorable holiday. Pocket-size & packed full of information you really need the guide is great value for your money & an ideal choice to help you get the best out of New Zeal&. The guide contains helpful advice for planning your trip with information about when to go getting there being there & getting around. There are website addresses & practical information throughout. The best things to see & do plus the unmissable ten best things to do & all other recommended sights are cross-referenced with grid locations so you can pinpoint them on the mapping." ...

In 1939 more than 140 000 New Zealanders enlisted to fight overseas during World War II. Of these 104 000 served in the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Initially thrown into the doomed campaign to halt the German blitzkrieg on Greece & Crete (1941) the division was rebuilt under the leadership of Maj Gen Sir Bernard Freyberg & became the elite corps within Montgomery's Eighth Army in the desert. After playing a vital role in the victory at El Alamein (1942) the ' Kiwis' were the vanguard of the pursuit to Tunisia. In 1943-45 the division was heavily engaged in the Italian mountains especially at Cassino (1944); it ended the war in Trieste. Meanwhile a smaller NZ force supported US forces against the Japanese in the Solomons & New Guinea (1942-44). Fully illustrated with specially commissioned colour plates this is the story of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force's vital contribution to Allied victory in World War II. ...

New Zealands South Island like one giant national park filled with vast empty beaches mountain ranges blanketed in snow rainforest giant glaciers waterfalls & natural springs. Footprint Focus New Zealand South Island will take you from dolphin watching in the Marlborough Sounds to rafting down the Landsborough River or tramping (Kiwi for hiking) along the islands vast network of routes. This guide provides detailed coverage of lesser-known destinations plus extensive listings for activities. * Essentials section with useful advice on getting to & around the South Island * Comprehensive up-to-date listings on where to eat sleep & party * Where to go birdwatching bungee jumping fishing skiing & more * Detailed maps for Christchurch & other key towns & sights * Slim enough to fit in your pocket With comprehensive coverage of all the main sights plus exhaustive listings on activities Footprint Focus New Zealand South Island will help you make the most of your trip without weighing you down. The content of the Footprintfocus New Zealand South Island guide has been extracted from Footprints New Zealand Handbook. ...

Between 1845 & 1872 various groups of Maori were involved in a series of wars of resistance against British settlers. The Maori had a fierce & long-established warrior tradition & subduing them took a lengthy British Army commitment only surpassed in the Victorian period by that on the North-West Frontier of India. Warfare had been endemic in pre-colonial New Zealand & Maori groups maintained fortified villages or pas. The small early British coastal settlements were tolerated & in the 1820s a chief named Hongi Hika travelled to Britain with a missionary & returned laden with gifts. He promptly exchanged these for muskets & began an aggressive 15-year expansion. By the 1860s many Maori had acquired firearms & had perfected their bush-warfare tactics. In the last phase of the wars a religious movement Pai Maarire (Hau Hau) inspired remarkable guerrilla leaders such as Te Kooti Arikirangi to renewed resistance. This final phase saw a reduction in British Army forces. European victory was not total but led to a negotiated peace that preserved some of the Maori peoples territories & freedoms. ...

Soaring alpine peaks misty fjords & a ruggedly beautiful coastline provide the South Island with a compelling backdrop for outdoor adventure & activities & a surprising food & wine scene. Brett Atkinson Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage so you can rely on us to tell it like it is. Inside This Book 3 authors 10 weeks on-the-road research 54 maps 22 ski fields Three planning features for activities Clear easy-to-use maps Easy-to-read layout In-depth background Comprehensive planning tools At-a-glance practical info ...

His best friends baby bombshell... Georgie & Hamish have been best friends for ever. So Hamish cant refuse when Georgie asks him for the Christmas present shes spent her whole life waiting for
- a baby! But seeing a very pregnant Georgie changes everything. Not only is Hamish going to be a father suddenly hes falling for the mother of his child...
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Newborn Baby For Christmas Georgie & Hamish have been best friends for ever. So Hamish cant refuse when Georgie asks him for the Christmas present shes spent her whole life waiting for
- a baby! But seeing a very pregnant Georgie changes everything. Not only is Hamish going to be a father suddenly hes falling for the mother of his child... The War Heros Locked-Away Heart Haunted by the ghosts of his fallen comrades ex-army medic Adam Miller hopes to find salvation in beautiful Atanga Bay. Yet despite his intense attraction to feisty nurse Skye Williams Adams determined never to get close to anyone ever again. But with Skye by his side maybe its time to put the past to rest for good...
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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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Modern Newcastle & Gateshead are renowned for coal a football club & a vibrant cultural scene; their pre-modern history is equally distinctive as the former was for centuries the pre-eminent north-east port trading across the North Sea focal point of regional society & the main military base for the eastern Scottish marches. This collection of essays by scholars eminent in their fields brings together under one cover the results of recent archaeological & historical research to reveal the vigour & variety of the early history of these settlements at the lowest bridging point of the Tyne. The topics covered include the spectacular economic growth that followed the building of the Norman castle & the halt caused by conflict with Scotland; the rise of the coal trade; the significance of religion & the influence of the bishops of Durham; the governance of the towns & the buildings to which this gave rise; the impact time after time of plague; the relations of local elites with wider regional society; & the financial & other networks within which both Newcastle & Gateshead operated which included London & the ports of northern Europe. A recurring theme is the rivalry between the communities either side of the Tyne. United by proximity & by the bridge that has spanned the river since the early 12th century they share a history that has always been a fraught combination of co-operation & conflict. By including them both in this new book & linking their varying fortunes up to the birth of modern times the collection does for the past what the Millennium Bridge does for the present & bears witness to a new spirit of harmony centred on the river. ...