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fiogf49gjkf0d ROAD: ROADS ARE WELL MAINTAINED AND HAVE CLEAR SIGNS. ALL TRAFFIC DRIVES ON THE LEFT. SPEED LIMIT IS 100KPH ON THE OPEN ROAD AND 50KPH IN BUILT-UP AREAS. FOR CAR HIRE INTERNATIONAL HIRE COMPANIES HAVE SPECIAL DEALS WHICH CAN BE PRE BOOKED IN YOUR HOME COUNTRY. ONE WAY HIRES ARE AVAILABLE BETWEEN MOST COMPANY LOCATIONS. THERE ARE ALSO MOTOR HOMES FOR HIRE THESE MAY BE DIFFICULT TO FIND IN HOLIDAY SEASONS DUE TO DEMAND. BUS: NEWMAN COACH LINE PASS. A THREE MONTH PASS CAN BE PURCHASED BEFORE DEPARTURE FOR NEW ZEALAND FROM NEWMANS COACH LINES. THIS IS VALID FROM THE DATE OF ARRIVAL IN NEW ZEALAND AND CAN BE USED ON OTHER COACH LINES. KIWI COACH PASS. THIS PASS ALLOWS UNLIMITED TRAVEL THROUGHOUT NEW ZEALAND PLUS A ONE WAY FLIGHT ACROSS THE COOK STRAIT BETWEEN WELLINGTON, NELSON OR BLENHEIM ON AIR NEW ZEALAND OR MOUNT COOK AIRLINE. CAN BE PREPAID BEFORE DEAPARTURE FOR NEW ZEALAND. COMBINED PASSES: THESE PASSES ARE AVAILABLE FOR TRAVEL ON ANY INTERCITY COACH, RAIL AND COOK STRAIT FERRY SERVICES. 8 DAY PASS - OVER 14 DAYS 15 DAY PASS - OVER 22 DAYS 22 DAY PASS - OVER 31 DAYS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE OVERSEAS FROM GENERAL SALES AGENTS LOCATED IN AUSTRALIA, UK, SINGAPORE, HONG KONG, TOKYO, DENMARK, GERMANY, CANADA, AND THE USA. TAXI: THERE ARE METERED TAXIS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
RAIL: THE SILVER FERN IS INTERCITYS DAYTIME RAIL SERVICE BETWEEN AUCKLAND AND WELLINGTON OPERATING MONDAY TO SATURDAY. THE NORTHERNER RAIL SERVICE RUNS OVERNIGHT BETWEEN AUCKLAND AND WELLINGTON, SUNDAY TO FRIDAY. THE COASTAL PACIFIC DAILY RAIL SERVICE CONNECTS WITH THE INTERISLANDER FERRY LINKING THE NORTH AND SOUTH ISLANDS. THE SOUTHERNER RUNS BETWEEN CHRISTCHURCH AND INVERCARGILL, MONDAY TO SATURDAY. THE TRANZ ALPINE EXPRESS TRAIN RUNS DAILY BETWEEN THE EAST AND WEST COASTS OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, THROUGH THE SOUTHERN ALPS. APPROXIMATE COST WELLINGTON - AUCKLAND, NZ $69-79. CHRISTCHURCH - DUNEDIN NZ $38 CHRISTCHURCH - INVERCARGILL NZ $60
AIR: OPERATORS INCLUDE - AIR NEW ZEALAND ANSETT NEW ZEALAND MOUNT COOK AIRLINES AIR NELSON A KIWI AIR PASS CAN BE PURCHASED BEFORE ARRIVAL IN NEW ZEALAND. THE PASS ALLOWS THE HOLDER TO TRAVEL ON ANY SECTOR OF MOUNT COOK AIRLINE SCHEDULED SERVICES. HOWEVER YOU CAN NOT TRAVEL THE SAME ROUTE MORE THAN ONCE. INTERNAL FLIGHTS COVER BOTH ISLANDS. NUMEROUS FLIGHTS DAILY. SEA: THE INTERISLAND FERRY LINE OPERATES BETWEEN WELLINGTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE NORTH ISLAND AND PICTON AT THE TOP OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. THE JOURNEY ACROSS THE STRAIT TAKES THREE HOURS. MOTOR VEHICLES CAN ALSO BE CARRIED.
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