NZ Starter Guide
Trip notes, official links and printable sheets.
Plan your first NZ panning trip with eight area profiles, access notes, simple river diagrams and a printable sample sheet.
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Buy PDF — NZ$2925 pages · A4 PDF · November 2026 edition
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Have a flick through.
Six sample pages from this edition. Scroll sideways to see more. Open any page to read the watermarked sample at full size.
What’s inside
| Section | Page |
|---|---|
| Your field route | 2 |
| One page of rules; then go prepared | 3 |
| Choose your first creek | 4 |
| Turn a designation into a usable map | 5 |
| Read the real designation map | 6 |
| Slab Hut Creek / Reefton | 7 |
| Arrow River / Arrowtown | 8 |
| Jones Creek / Ross | 9 |
| Nelson Creek / Ngahere | 10 |
| Gabriels Gully / Lawrence | 11 |
| Louis Creek / Howard valley | 12 |
| New Creek / Glenhope reserve | 13 |
| Lyell Creek / Upper Buller | 14 |
| Gold traps / plan view | 15 |
| Gold traps / below the gravel | 16 |
| A repeatable panning cycle | 17 |
| NZ gear / buy the missing piece | 18 |
| Three samples that teach you something | 19 |
| Keep the result; leave the site tidy | 20 |
| A completed first-session record | 21 |
| If the first pan goes wrong | 22 |
| Your reusable field sheet | 23 |
| Sources & map library | 24 |
| Sources & map library | 25 |
Put the places on a map.
Selected places from the pack that also have free directory pages. Markers show general locations, not permitted boundaries. The full coverage is listed in the contents above.
A few useful answers
How do I get the PDF?
After payment, use the download link in your receipt email. Licence keys are disabled for NZ Starter, so the key form on My downloads will not work for this pack. If your email link is missing or expired, contact support with your order number. Save the PDF for use offline.
Can I read it without phone reception?
Yes. Save the PDF before leaving home. Its external maps and source links still need an internet connection.
Are the rules always up to date?
This is the November 2026 edition. Recheck access, weather and local restrictions before each trip. The pack links to the sources used for its research.
What if the pack isn’t right for me?
Preview the pages first, then read our refund policy. Contact support with your order number if something is wrong.
Use this pack to prepare, then check current boundaries, landowner permission, permitted methods and conditions with the relevant authority. It is not an access permit or a promise of gold.