TouchScreenTravels
Our Touch, your Travels…
This is a preview of the full content of our New Zealand’s Best app.
Please consider downloading this app to support small independent publishing and because:
- All content is designed for mobile devices and works best there.
- Detailed in-app maps will help you find sites using your device’s GPS.
- The app works offline (one time upgrade required on Android versions).
- All advertising (only present on Android versions) can be removed.
The app will also allow you to:
- Add custom locations to the app map (your hotel…).
- Create your own list of favourites as you browse.
- Search the entire contents using a fast and simple text-search tool.
- Make one-click phone calls (on phones).
EAT, DRINK & SHOP +
It’s said that New Zealand produces enough food to feed a country of 40 million.
Agriculture is traditionally the top industry and export earner, and there aren’t that many people around in NZ (about 5 million) to eat all that is produced.
There is no shortage of food here, though visitors may be surprised at prices in supermarkets and restaurants. NZ is not a particularly cheap place to eat.
That said, as an multi-ethnic, immigrant society, you’ve got a lot to choose from.
As the population has diversified over the last 50 years or so, NZ has moved on from being a “meat & 3 veg” society with pubs closing at 6pm (until 1967!), to having an incredibly vibrant and diverse foodie and drinking scene, with a huge number of restaurants, cafes, craft breweries, wineries and freedom of choice.
These days, eating in NZ is a joy, not simply a way of staying alive for arriving immigrants. Get out and enjoy it!
Vegetarians, Vegans & Gluten-free
Image by Bernard Spragg. NZ