New map book - Perfect!

[Ixion]

My 1958 series AA maps are far and away the best there are as far as tree bit maps go. But nowadays, with Google maps on my phone, paper maps really are past their use by date. Sort of in there with milestones and carriages. Can't stay stuck in the past y'know.

[warewolf]

The veracity of the seal status,especially on the minor roads, is less accurate than the AA NZ Road Atlas.

They're all as bad as each other. The older they are, the less accurate. They try to get around this problem by marking some works-in-progress as completed, and people still complain.

The free AA maps are pretty accurate and are my 'reference' maps. No need to make copies, just go get another free one. Remember to copy across all the updates to the sealed roads that you've noted! Sometimes when adventuring I need the detail in the topo maps, but otherwise the AA maps rule. I used to say that they had every public road marked, I've now found one or two that aren't. And sometimes they get the road names wrong, particularly the minor unsealed ones, but you can usually work around that by the shape of the intersections.

This book looks like a beauty.

[tri boy]

Kiwi Maps "Path finder" series sre pretty good. (I prefer the actual pocket maps though).
I use them as an overview map in conjunction with the much more detailed Land Info 1:50 000 scale maps for plotting rides.

I have to disagree with Ixion on the lack of need of paper maps.
Digital systems just become a pain if you are scanning a wide area for routes, plus the day the Marine Sector says they are irrelevant, is the day I will throw all paper maps out.(anyone remember the Police Launch that ran aground on Waiheke from relying on GPS/Digital plotting?)

[the mouse]

quote "Nothing like a coffee and a book to dream up an adventure."

Then you need a copy of Great Escapes. Every motorcyclist's dunny should have a copy.
http://www.mcycle.co.nz/

[Bonez]

I have to disagree with Ixion on the lack of need of paper maps.

Agreed some folk get so hung up on technology they can't see the woods for the trees .

With paper maps your mates can look over your shoulder and make suggestions as to where to ride to next on those runs where there's no fixed route. I use Kiwimaps myself and found it fine for the type of riding I do.