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[[ImageFile:Elsa amylin kiwi experience.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Elsa and [[amylin]] hitching the Kiwi experience]]
'''New Zealand''' is a reasonably okay country for hitchhiking. There are a lot of friendly people. By hitching you'll be involved a lot in the local life. You'll have invitations to parties, homes. An useful site to find lifts is [http://www.backpackerscarpooling.com backpackerscarpooling]
Cars drive on the left side, so be careful if you're not experienced with that.
There are only motorways around the big cities, [[Auckland]], [[Christchurch]], [[Wellington]] and [[Dunedin]]
==In General==Another awesome place to travel, [[WWOOF]] and hitch. Not as many long distance rides as in the Australian outback, but towns were quite close together. Amory Tarr had no troubles coming up and down the west coast (South Island), or in fact anywhere really. The only problem spot was in the concrete jungle that is auckland. It is illegal to even walk on any of the motorways, including the on-ramps ($200 instant fine). It is also a very, very big city to walk across. If you want to head south your best bet is to go to the bus station under the sky tower and get a ticket to Bombay junction (about $15) and when you get there, walk across the road to the on ramp which has plenty of space. Heading north, get a bus to Orewa (which is worth visiting on its own) and hitch from there.
==South Island==
On the South Island you will often be picked up by travelers, especially along the West Coast, where there isn't a lot of traffic.
An easy way to catch your lift is using the website of backpackerscarpooling.com in New Zealand Here you'll find travellers sharing their transport. A great way to meet like-minded travellers going the same way as you.
==Maps==
*[http://www.newzealand.com/travel/destinations/new-zealand-map/interactive_map_home.cfm/ newzealand.com]
*[http://smaps.co.nz/ smaps.co.nz] - searchable database and fast loading maps
==When?==
Summers start in October/November but being a maritime climate the weather can be changeable. The weather in January - March is a little more settled.
==North Island==
* [[Auckland]], biggest city
* [[Hamilton (New Zealand)]]
* [[Wellington]], the capital city
==South Island==
* [[Blenheim]]
* [[Christchurch]]
[[wikitravel:New Zealand]]-->
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