Transportations

New Zealand

Visitors and migrants to New Zealand have an extensive choice of transportation available to them. Because New Zealand is an easy place to navigate, be it around a town, city or the length of the country, most people find it relatively easy to find transport to fit their requirements and budge.

However, most popular bulk freight transport by coastal shipping and rail transport.

Transport in New Zealand

1.1 Highways transport

Other roads and streets are managed by city or district councils. Some roads are under the control of the New Zealand Department of Conservation. The maximum speed limit on the open road is 100 km/h, with 50 km/h the common limit in residential areas. Speed limits of 60, 70, and 80 km/h are also used. Speeds are often reduced to 30 km/h beside roadwork.

1.Road transport New

Zealand has left-hand traffic on its roads. New Zealand roads are generally of a very high standard. All main routes are sealed and well signposted; beyond the cities, traffic is light.

1. 2 Suburban Transport New Zealanders enjoy an extensive

suburban bus network as an economical way to travel around a town or city. Using suburban bus transport instead of driving your car eliminates car parking, petrol and general car running costs. Bus fares normally start at NZ $2.00 and increase with each ‘stage’ you travel, obviously the further you travel the more it will cost, however you can purchase concession cards and cheaper bus fares is available for students and senior citizens. Many of the larger cities in New Zealand offer a free bus service that travels a set route periodically within the inner city area.

1.3.1 Rental cars Car rental is favored by visitors wanting to self-drive in New Zealand. There's loads of choice and a wide range of vehicles available to suit any budget.

Self-drive is a great way to explore New Zealand. You’ll have the flexibility to evolve your itinerary as you go along, and the freedom to explore places that are away from the usual tourist trails.

1.3 Popular Vehicles

1.3.2 Motor home Motor home or campervans is a type of self-propelled recreational vehicle which offers living accommodation combined with a vehicle engine.

1.3.3 Bus and coach transport Bus and coach transport is ideal if you prefer to make your way around New Zealand without the hassle of self-driving. Sit back, relax and enjoy the views.

1.3.4 Personal Motor Vehicle The cost of buying a vehicle in New Zealand varies, you can purchase a new BMW 530i sedan for approximately NZ $120,000 while a second hand 1997 BMW 316i has a retail price of NZ $14,000. You can find quality used Japanese imports for around NZ $7,000 upwards.

1.3.5 Motorcycle

Imagine sweeping along the graceful, rainforested curves of the West Coast highway to Hast, or blasting along the Desert Road past the huge volcanoes of Tongariro National Park. With well-engineered and maintained roads, New Zealand is beautifully suited to two-wheel travel.

1.3.6 Cycle Hire Cycling is a great way to travel if you love an active holiday that combines the outdoors, getting close to nature and making the most of your surrounds. If you want to make New Zealand’s scenery last longer, touring the country on a bicycle promises maximum exposure to the fabulous landscapes. Well-maintained roads can take you anywhere in the country.

2. Rail Transport

2.1 Railways Network

There is a total of 3,898 km of railway line in New Zealand. The national network is owned by the New Zealand Railways Corporation trading as ONTRACK, a state-owned enterprise. The national network consists of three main trunk lines, seven secondary main lines and during it’s peak in the 1950s around ninety branch lines.

2.2 Operators and services For most of its history, New Zealand's

rail services were operated by the Railways Department. New Zealand Rail was privatised in 1993, and renamed Tranz Rail in 1995.

In 2001, Tranz Rail's long-distance passenger operations, under the guise of Tranz Scenic, became a separate company; Tranz Rail chose not to bid for the contract to run Auckland's rail services,

In 2003 Tranz Rail was purchased by Australian freight firm Toll Holdings, which renamed the company Toll NZ.

3. Water transport New Zealand has a long history of international and coastal shipping. Both Maori and the New Zealand European settlers arrived from overseas, and during the early European settler years, coastal shipping was one of the main methods of transportation, while it was hard to move goods to or from the hinterlands, thus limiting the locations of early settlement.

3.1 Popular Vehicles

3.1.1 Ferry servicesRegular roll-on

roll-off ferry services link the North and South Islands between Wellington and Picton. Toll NZ, a division of Australian firm Toll Holdings, owns the main inter-island ferry service, the Inter-islander.Two of the three ferries used by the Inter-islander, the Arahura and the Aratere, are rail ferries with special rail decks.

3.2.2 Water taxis Water taxis are a handy service for getting to the start of a hiking track or reaching a destination that isn’t accessible by ferry. Most water taxi operators can also put together a customized scenic tour of local sights.

4. Air Transport

4.1 Airports There are 113

airports in New Zealand (2002). The main international airport is Auckland Airport, which handled about 11 million passengers in 2005.

Nearly one-third of those surveyed in the International Visitor Survey in 2000 had used domestic air services; rental cars and coach tours were each used by one-quarter. Transport by private car and ferry were the fourth and fifth most common means of transport, ahead of scheduled bus and train.

4.2 National airline

Air New Zealand Limited is the national airline and flag carrier of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to 27 domestic and 29 international destinations in 15 countries across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania.

if you want more convenient than bus, you can use taxi. but it's so expensive and depending on location. however most flagfalls start at NZ $2.00 and then $2.00 per kilometre. Auckland and Wellington offer suburban rail services with trains running throughout the day. The cost of travelling via train varies but charging is similar to suburban buses as you are charged per stage of journey. Catching a suburban train can cost from NZ $2.00 upwards, the longer the journey the more you should expect to pay.

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You can legally drive in New Zealand for up to 12 months if you have either a current driver's licence from your home country or an International Driving Permit (IDP). Commonly, you need to be 21 or older to rent a car in New Zealand.

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You can legally ride in New Zealand for up to 12 months if you have either a current motorcycle licence from your home country or an International Driving Permit (IDP).

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