For temporary import of personally-owned bikes to tour NZ, see 'Carnet' discussion above.

Adventure New Zealand Motorcyle Tours & Rentals Ltd/GoTourNZ (John & Ian Fitzwater). P O Box 674, 29 Bolt Road, Nelson, New Zealand; +64/ 21 332 076 (cell), fax +64/3 548 5783, US tel 316-450-3601, SKYPE gotournz-johnfitz; , www.GoTourNZ.com (offices & NZ tours from Auckland, Nelson, Christchurch).        
Ayres Adventures (Ron Ayres). P O Box 864018, Plano TX 75086 USA; tel +1 972 635 5210 (US tollfree 877-275-8238), fax +1 972 612 1265; ,www.ayresadventures.com.
Beach's Motorcycle Adventures (Rob Beach). 2764 W. River Parkway, Grand Island NY 14072; 716-773-5227, fax 716-773-5227; , www.beachs-mca.com; NZ partners w/ Te Waipounamu Tours.
Edelweiss Bike Tours (Werner Wachter). USA: 800-582-2263/ 760-249-5825, fax 760-249-3857, Canada: 800-661-5035, fax 416-363-5561 Germany: +49/(0)2681 5904, fax +49/(0)2681 5906 Austria homeoffice: +43/5264-5690, fax +43/5264-58533, ,www.edelweissbiketravel.com, Sportplatsweg 14, A-6414 Untermieming, Austria.
KiwiRides (Kevin & Gillian Beilby). 31 Station Road Loburn  RD2  Rangiora, New Zealand; +64 3 312 8908, fax: +64 3 3128931; , www.kiwirides.co.nz (South Island rentals & accomodation). 
Motorcycles New Zealand (Richard Benton). Unit 1, 3 Homersham Place, Burnside, Christchurch Airport NZ; +64/3 357 9197, fax +64/3 353 7799, NZ Freecall 0508 743369;, www.motorcyclesnewzealand.co.nz (South Island rentals & custom tours). 
New Zealand Motorcycle Rentals/Tours (Dean Rangihuna). 31 Beach Road,.Downtown, Auckland NZ; US tollfree 1.866.490.7940, +64/9 377 2005, fax +64/9 377 2006; ,www.nzbike.com; or 166 Gloucester Street, Christchurch NZ; +64/3 377 0663, fax +64/3 377 0623;, www.nzbike.com. 
South Pacific Motorcycle Tours (Carole & Mike Lester). Mandeville Lodge, 43 Roscrea Place, RD2 Kaipol, Christchurch NZ; +64/3 312 0244, fax +64/3 312 0015, cell+64/21 665 186;, www.motorbiketours.co.nz (South Island tours & rentals). 
Te Waipounamu Tours (John Rains & Matt Rogers). Box 673, 28B Byron St., Christchurch 8001 NZ; +64/3 372 3537, fax +64/3 377 3211; or 54 Barrys Point Rd., Takapuna, Auckland NZ, +64/9 489 9242, fax +64/9 489 9246; , www.motorcycle-hire.co.nz

The best guidebook to NZ riding is Peter Mitchell's Great Escapes: A Guide to Motorcycle Touring in New Zealand (ISBN 1-877135-45-3), www.mcycle.co.nz; from Longacre Press, P O Box 5340, Dunedin NZ, +64-3-477-2911, fax +64-3-477-7222, ; in North America from www.whitehorsepress.com.  Great Escapes is now complemented by Mitchell's New Zealand Motorcycle Atlas (ISBN 10: 1-877302-32-5) distributed in North America from MapLink,http://store.MapLink.com, retail tel 800-962-1394; or worldwide from publisher Hema Maps,www.HemaMaps.com.
Rider-generated NZ routes w/ GPS files from www.advroutes.org.nz.

To meet BMW riders: BMW Owners Register of NZ, Secretary, (Marie Nichol), P O Box 109-245, Newmarket, Auckland 1001,  NZ, , +64 (0)4 479 1591; www.bmwor.org.nz