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huge thanks and friendship to the mighty Errol Hunt.
Sarah Bennett & Lee Slater
Thanks to everyone who helped us on the road, including RTO and visitor information
centre staff, tourism operators and travellers. Special thanks to DOC staff, especially
Penny McIntosh and Katrina Henderson. Big ups to everyone in-house at Lonely Planet,
and to our fellow authors - Brett, Charles and Peter. Thanks also to Sarah Ewing. To all
who provided a park for our camper, a fridge for the flagon, and even a feed of
kaimoana
on occasion:
arohanui, e hoa ma
.
Peter Dragicevich
I owe a great debt of thanks to Hamish Blennerhassett, Harry and Ngaio Tyler, and all the
Tyler cousins for their help and companionship during the research of this topic. But
above all, I'd like to thank Errol Hunt - editor extraordinaire, all-round great guy, origin-
ator of the 'four more years' chant at the 2011 Rugby World Cup final, and the person
most responsible for making this one of Lonely Planet's most successful titles over many
successive editions.
Acknowledgments
Climate Map Data (CRMS and Discover titles) Climate map data adapted from Peel MC,
Finlayson BL & McMahon TA (2007) 'Updated World Map of the Köppen-Geiger
Climate Classification',
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences,
11, 1633-44.
Cover photograph: Hot-air balloon near Methven, David Wall/Getty
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