Travel

Whether you're an arm-chair traveller or you're preparing for the real thing we've got books and resources to help you on your way.

Henry Sunderland - a personal account of Antarctica: Thirty years ago Henry spent a summer on the ice in as a mess cook, occasional cartoonist and part-time cod fisher. Henry tells how the Antarctic changed his life and how he delivered the first gnome to the South Pole in 1977.
Over Here Or Over There? Stay in NZ or go overseas?: We may be a popular destination for international visitors, but at any one time, around one in five New Zealanders can be found living and working overseas.

Travel Reading

See our If You Like… guides for great reading from around the world.

Travel and Tourism: In our Internet Gateway: includes sections with links to airlines, embassies, travel guides & advisories, and health.
Maps: Links to various online map services for around the world and New Zealand.
Search our catalogue: Guidebooks, videos, maps, phrasebooks and other travel resources to borrow from our libraries.
Your future - travel: In Pulse, our teens' section: links and real teens' stories about their big OE.