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[[Image:Elsa amylin kiwi experience.jpg{{infobox Country|thumb|400pxcountry = of New Zealand|map= <map lat="-41.045886836287" lng="174.13183593748" zoom="5" view="0" float="right" />|Elsa Official Language = English and Te Reo (Maori language) |capital = [[amylin]] hitching the Kiwi experienceWellington]]'''|pop = 4,403,000|currency = New ZealandDollar|hitch = <rating country='nz'' 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./>|BW = NZ}}
Cars drive on [[File:Elsa amylin kiwi experience.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Elsa and [[User:Amylin|Amylin]] hitching the left side, so be careful if you're not experienced with that.Kiwi experience]]
==South Island==On At least in high and shoulder season, hitchhiking is very popular among backpackers travelling around New Zealand, especially in the South Island . Leave early before hostel checkout times (usually 10pm) and you will often be picked up by travelers, especially along the West Coast, where there isn't a lot of traffichave better chances to avoid competition situations among hitchhikers.
If you There are hitching between Greymouth only motorways around the big cities, [[Auckland]], [[Christchurch]], [[Wellington]] and Wanaka you might have [[Dunedin]], the fortune to score a ride with one of the DHL drivers aka the local posties. They are a couple of awesome guys who meet up in Fox Glacier to swap packages (and hitch hikers too if you rest are lucky!)highways, secondary/tertiary roads or dirt roads.
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'''New Zealand''' is an extremely easy country for hitchhiking. There are only highways around a lot of friendly people, and hitching is legal and comparatively safe. By hitching you'll be involved a lot in the big citieslocal life. You'll have invitations to parties, [[Auckland]]homes. Cars drive on the left side, [[Christchurch]], [[Wellington]] and [[Dunedin]]so be careful if you're not experienced with that.
==MapsIn General ==*Another awesome place to travel, [http://www[WWOOF]] and hitch.newzealand.com/travel/destinations/new-zealand-map/interactive_map_home.cfm/ newzealand.comNot as many long distance rides as in the Australian [[Outback]]*[http://smaps, because towns are quite close from each other, but on the other hand not as "dangerous" to hitchhike.co.nz/ smaps.co.nz] - searchable database and fast loading maps
=== North Island or Te Ika-a-Māui ===A bit smaller than the South Island, although much more populated: 3,5 million out of New Zealand's 4,5 million inhabitants. This island is a bit less touristic, but cities are bigger. Hitching is easy. === South Island or Te Waipounamu ===The South Island is bigger but less populated, only 1 million, and is the most touristic so you will often be picked up by travelers, especially along the West Coast where there isn't a lot of local traffic. Hitching is extremely easy. ===From one island to the other===The 3-4 hour ferry costs around NZ$50 - Interislander and Bluebridge have almost identical pricing. Since car bookings also incur a fee per person about the same as per foot passenger, cars won't be able to take you on, and grouping together wouldn't help either. You may get lucky and find a special discount on their Facebook page (or subscribe to their newsletters for a promo code), and there's always the usual 10% BBH/YHA/Student/... Planes are more expensive with booking fees and luggage. But some very cheap prices come up on grabaseat as little as $30 frim Auckland to Christchurch! You literally can't hitch there for that. [[Hitchhiking a boat]] would not be a simple task, the passage is not an easy one. == Maps ==* [http://www.topomap.co.nz/] Topomaps for hiking etc with all tracks, contour lines etc - an online version of official and free LINZ maps* [http://www.doc.govt.nz/maps] DOC maps with markup for tracks, huts and activities* [http://www.newzealand.com/travel/destinations/new-zealand-map/interactive_map_home.cfm/ newzealand.com commercial tourism info] ==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.
Winter can be harsh and snowy, keep this in mind when planning your travel. The general snow season is about early June until early October in the South Island/central North Island. Gloves, scarf and hat are definitely a good idea. == Other travelling infos ==Look at the [http://nomadwiki.org/en/New_Zealand Nomadwiki article] for more, but free camping ("freedom camping") has recently become a huge issue and can expose you to a NZ$200 fine. Enforcement officers are very active in summer and it is best to find legitimate free camping spots provided by local councils or DoC. ==North Island==
* [[Auckland]], biggest city
* [[Hamilton (New Zealand)]]
* [[Tauranga]]
* [[New Plymouth]]
* [[Wellington]], the capital city
==South Island==
* [[Blenheim]]
* [[Christchurch]]
* [[Aoraki/Mt Cook]]
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