This is a dedicated mailing and e-mail campaign to Australian travel and backpackers media. This book features in-depth reviews of virtually every hostel in each area. It presents an easy to understand star rating system. It contains detailed maps on info on popular sights & destinations. It includes hints & tips on where to eat and drink on the cheap. This is the perfect travel guide for anyone backpacking around New Zealand. It doesn't include information on fancy hotels and posh resorts - it focuses on the information that independent budget travelers really need. BUG New Zealand not only features reliable and detailed reviews of more hostels than any other guide - reviews which provide much more detail than you would find in a Footprint, Lonely Planet, or Rough Guide - it also includes advice on activities, attractions, sights, and budget travel options. So whether you're bungee jumping in Queenstown, sky diving in Taupo or cave tubing in the Waitomo Caves, this is the book to take you there.