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 Janssen. Each walk has been graded and timed, and each entry contains information on access, track conditions and points of interest. These details are accompanied by descriptions of the geography and climate, fascinating notes on the history of Maori and European occupation, and handy maps. Whether you're cruising the Narrowneck Coastal Walk, taking in the lush surrounds of the Dome Forest Walkway, wandering the coastal splendour of Whananaki or getting off the beaten track on Tiritiri Matangi Island, this is the guide to have with you.