Marios Gavalas

Wellingtonians and visitors alike have difficulty choosing a walking area to explore because they are so spoilt for choice. The region's landscape boasts an enviable mixture of dense podocarp broadleaf forests and the dappled interior of beech forests, bare high hills with unencumbered views and win...

The North Island has a spectacular and varied coastline, from the perfect curves of its golden and black-sand beaches to the dog-toothed skyline of its storm-battered headlands, volcanic brows and rocky cliffs. Palm-fringed lagoons, island-studded bays and tranquil tidal flats add to the unique brew...

Rugged forested ranges, spectacular coastline, wild national parks, stunning alpine vistas - the central North Island region of New Zealand offers so much to the casual day walker. This user-friendly guide, containing almost 200 walks in all, is designed to encourage visitors and locals alike to...

A great untamed mosaic of deep-watered glacial lakes and fiords, towering peaks and bush-clad valleys, Fiordland has a unique appeal among New Zealand's wilderness areas, and the walks that lace its remote regions attract thousands of visitors each year. Marios Gavalas's meticulously researched guid...

Northland and Greater Auckland offers an incredibly wide range of outdoors experiences for the casual walker. Day Walks of New Zealand: Northland and Greater Auckland offers over 120 of the best short excursions throughout the region, selected by well-known outdoors writers Marios Gavalas and Peter ...

Nearly 70 short walks around the greater Taranaki area are covered in this guidebook. Walks that feature include around north Taranaki, New Plymouth, Egmont National Park, East and North Egmont, Dawson Falls, the Kaitake and Pouakai ranges as well as around Mt Egmont/Taranaki itself. With overviews ...

Over 65 short walks around the Southland region are covered in this, the next in Reed's popular Day Walks series. Walks that feature in the book include those around the beautiful Catlins, Gore, Invercargill, Milford Sound, and the gorgeous Te Anau/Manapouri area. Each walk is given a track grade, a...

Day Walks of the Coromandel provides clear, concise and informative descriptions of walks around the Coromandel Peninsula, illustrated with area maps and photographs. Written for visitors as well as residents, the guide offers: an introduction to the region's geology, forests, birdlife and history; ...

This highly-illustrated regional history examines noted the landmarks, architecture, natural features and personalities around Fiordland and Southland and on Stewart Island/Rakiura, comparing archival documents and footage with contemporary photography and interesting interviews with residents, busi...