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The Rotorua Branch line had a long history of express trains between Auckland and Rotorua since the branch line opened in 1894. Until 1959, the Rotorua Express was steam-hauled and was one of New Zealand's premier trains in its heyday. It was initially only run thrice weekly in the peak Christmas and Easter period, but by 1902, it ran daily ...
The Auckland public transport system is New Zealand's largest by total passenger volume, although not by trips per capita. Buses are the most widely used form of public transport in Auckland. They are operated by a number of companies, including NZ Bus , Ritchies Transport , Howick and Eastern Buses, GoBus, Waiheke Bus Company (Fullers360 Group ...
Auckland Whale & Dolphin Safari's Dolphin Explorer in Viaduct Basin. In 2006 Entrada Travel Group purchased Kings Dolphin Cruises, a Paihia based operator of sightseeing cruises and day tours. This purchase was the group's first foray beyond road passenger transport services. It also increased InterCity's exposure to the tourism market ...
Waikato, like all other regions, with the exception of Auckland and Wellington, saw falls in use of public transport from 2012. [217] Since 2014, the average number of trips per person per year in Waikato has declined from 10.1 to 4.7 in 2021/22, [ 218 ] though bus trips have since risen slightly, from 788,600 per quarter in 2021 to 823,800 in ...
Whanganui was the second city to use Bee Card, starting on 9 December 2019. [10]Other places in the Manawatū–Whanganui region (i.e. Palmerston North, Ashhurst, Feilding, Levin, and Marton) switched to the system between December 2019 and July 2020, [11] [12] as it was delayed over teething problems.
Public transport in Auckland, the largest metropolitan area of New Zealand, consists of three modes: bus, train and ferry. Services are coordinated by Auckland Transport (AT) under the AT and AT Metro brands. Waitematā Station (formerly known as Britomart Transport Centre) is the city's main transport hub. Until the 1950s, Auckland was well ...
As of 2010, transport funding in New Zealand is still heavily biased towards road projects – the National government proposes to spend $21 billion on roading infrastructure after 2012, yet only $0.7 billion on other transport projects (public transport, walking and cycling).
The Rotorua Express was introduced when the Rotorua Branch line was opened through to its Rotorua terminus. The first train to use the new line was an express from Auckland on 8 December 1894 led by two original J class steam locomotives; [1] the trip had taken 8 hours and 40 minutes to reach Rotorua and travelled at an average speed of less than 30 km/h (19 mph).