Transcriber’s Notes Page 53—wid-winter changed to mid-winter. Page 151—sullenly changed to suddenly. The spelling of Lake Te-Anau has been retained with a hyphen and the township of Te Anau without a hyphen. Other changes made are noted at the end of the book. NEW ZEALAND AGENTS AMERICA THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 64 & 66 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK AUSTRALASIA THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 205 FLINDERS LANE, MELBOURNE CANADA THE MACMILLAN COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD. ST. MARTIN’S HOUSE, 70 BOND STREET, TORONTO INDIA MACMILLAN & COMPANY, LTD. MACMILLAN BUILDING, BOMBAY 309 BOW BAZAAR STREET, CALCUTTA [Illustration: ON M’KINNON’S PASS] NEW ZEALAND PAINTED BY F. AND W. WRIGHT DESCRIBED BY HON. WILLIAM PEMBER REEVES HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR NEW ZEALAND _Ultima regna canam fluido contermina mundo_ [Illustration] LONDON ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK 1908 Contents CHAPTER I PAGE THE ISLANDS AND THEIR CITIES 1 CHAPTER II COUNTRY LIFE 28 CHAPTER III SPORT AND ATHLETICS 52 CHAPTER IV IN THE FOREST 76 CHAPTER V FIRE AND WATER 115 CHAPTER VI ALP, FIORD, AND SANCTUARY 160 CHAPTER VII OUTLYING ISLANDS 204 APPENDIX A WORD TO THE TOURIST 230 List of Illustrations 1. On M’Kinnon’s Pass _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE 2. “Paradise,” Lake Wakatipu 2 3. Te-Wenga 4 4. Diamond Lake 6 5. On the Bealey River 8 6. Wellington 18 7. Dunedin 20 8. Napier 24 9. The Bathing Pool 26 10. Nelson 28 11. On the Beach at Ngunguru 30 12. At the Foot of Lake Te-Anau 32 13. The Waikato at Ngaruawahia 34 14. Tree Ferns 38 15. A Maori Village 42 16. A Pataka 44 17. Coromandel 50 18. Cathedral Peaks 56 19. The Rees Valley and Richardson Range 58 20. At the Head of Lake Wakatipu 66 21. North Fiord, Lake Te-Anau 68 22. Christchurch 72 23. Canoe Hurdle Race 74 24. Waihi Bay, Whangaroa Harbour 74 25. The Return of the War Canoe 76 26. Okahumoko Bay, Whangaroa 78 27. Maori Fishing Party 80 28. Carved House, Ohinemutu 82 29. A Bush Road 84 30. Among the Kauri 88 31. Pohutu-kawa in Bloom, Whangaroa Harbour 90 32. Nikau Palms 94 33. On the Pelorus River 98 34. Auckland 100 35. Mount Egmont 104 36. Tarei-po-Kiore 106 37. Morning on the Wanganui River 108 38. On the Upper Wanganui 110 39. Wairua Falls 112 40. “The Dragon’s Mouth” 120 41. Huka Falls 122 42. Ara-tia-tia Rapids 124 43. Lake Taupo 130 44. In a Hot Pool 134 45. Ngongotaha Mountain 136 46. Lake and Mount Tarawera 144 47. Maori Washing-day, Ohinemutu 146 48. Wairoa Geyser 150