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The highway leaves SH1 at Washdyke, an industrial suburb of Timaru, travelling initially northwest through Pleasant Point then continuing to the town of Fairlie.From here the route tends westward and rapidly increases in altitude, passing the southern end of the two great Mackenzie Basin lakes of Tekapo and Pukaki.
Known as Mount Cook Road, it is a road which is a popular tourist route between the settlements of Twizel and Mount Cook Village. About 55 kilometres in length, it is mostly two lane, with a few single-lane bridges. Tourists travelling between Christchurch and Queenstown often deviate here and travel to New Zealand's highest mountain Aoraki ...
SH 74 at the Tunnel Rd / Port Hills Rd interchange in Christchurch SH 1 near Templeton, Christchurch Sydenham, Addington, Hillmorton 22.6 Known as the Christchurch Southern Motorway from Sydenham to Templeton. SH 1 at Ashburton: SH 73 at Darfield: Methven, Rakaia Gorge / Mount Hutt, Glentunnel / Coalgate: 93.9 Includes part of Inland Scenic ...
Air Safaris is a New Zealand scenic flight and air charter company based at the Lake Tekapo Airport located 2.8 km west of the town of Lake Tekapo, off State Highway 8 in the Mackenzie District of New Zealand. [4] [5] The airline operates from 5 bases: Tekapo, Franz Josef, Glentanner, Twizel and Mt Cook airports.
Alternative route to SH 6 and SH 99, bypassing Invercargill: Invercargill City: Invercargill City Centre: 922: 573: Southern Scenic Route (Elles Road) – South City: SH 1/Southern Scenic Route concurrency begins: 923: 574: SH 6/Southern Scenic Route (Dee Street) – Queenstown: SH 1/Southern Scenic Route concurrency ends: Bluff: 952: 592: SH 1 ...
Coastal Pacific A northbound Coastal Pacific train in Picton Overview Service type Inter-city rail Status Current Locale Upper South Island, New Zealand First service 25 September 1988 Current operator(s) Great Journeys New Zealand (2017–present) Former operator(s) InterCity Rail (1988–1995) Tranz Scenic (1995–2012) KiwiRail Scenic Journeys (2012–2017) Route Termini Christchurch Picton ...
SH 82 has for a long time been notable for two 130 year-old single lane bridges (256m and 140m long). SH 82 offers the only handy alternative route for motorists to reach destinations north and south of the Waitaki River and without these bridges motorists using SH 1 would face lengthy detours via the Mackenzie District.
State Highway 65 (also known as the Shenandoah Highway) is a New Zealand state highway in the South Island.It is 71 km long and runs south to north down the Maruia river valley from SH 7 at Springs Junction, 15 km west of the main divide at the Lewis Pass, to SH 6 in the Buller Gorge, 11 km west of Murchison.