TRANSPORTATION
AIRPLANE
North Island
KUL – AKL : University of
Auckland
Victoria
University of Wellington
South Island
KUL – CHC : University of
Canterbury
Non-stop flights will take
about 10 hours
Meanwhile flights with one
or more stops will take up to 24 hours
However, flights with one or
more stops have lower rates compared to non-stop flights
CAR
Students can
choose to rent or buy a car
It is advisable
for students to buy a car because the cheapest second-hand car will only cost
them 3000NZD
Rather than
renting, they should just buy a second-hand car
Students with
Malaysia’s driving licence can drive legally in New Zealand
Students from
University of Canterbury are suggested to buy a car as there are lack of public
transports in Christchurch.
Tips on driving in
New Zealand ; https://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g255104-c2422/New-Zealand:Driving.In.New.Zealand.html
BUS
Around 313 bus stops in New
Zealand.
There are lots of bus
stops in Auckland & Wellington.
There are also numbers of
bus stops inside the campus itself
Students of University of
Auckland & Victoria University of Wellington are suggested to travel by bus
if they are planning to live off-campus
However, in Canterbury, it is hard for the students to
find bus and of course, bus stops.
They are advised to live nearby the campus.
It is easier for the
students if the place they live in is just a walking distance from the campus.
The Inner LINK is the easiest way to get around Auckland's
inner city.
The Inner LINK is the easiest way to get
around Auckland's inner city. It runs from the Britomart Train Station, out to
Parnell, through Newmarket, along K-Rd, Ponsonby Rd, past Victoria Park and
then back to Britomart via SkyCity. The buses are bright green and the service
runs on such a frequent basis that timetables are not required.
·
$2.50 maximum adult and
tertiary cash fare and $1.50 maximum child cash fare.
·
Links with trains, ferries,
Northern Express and other buses
·
Cost effective way to get
between the inner City and nearest suburbs
·
Frequent services mean minimal
waiting times
·
Air conditioned with designer
comfort seats
·
Wheelchair and pushchair
friendly buses
Please note the new Inner LINK route is
similar to the previous LINK route but with some amendments
Mon
to Fri:
-
Every 10 mins from 6.30am to
8.00pm*
-
Every 15 mins from 8.00pm to
11.00pm*
-
Saturdays: Every 15 mins from
6.30am to 11.00pm*
-
Sundays & Public Holidays:
Every 15 mins from 7.00am to 11.00pm*
*Actual
frequency may vary
Inner LINK Bus Route
RAIL TRANSPORT
- Rail transport in New Zealand
consists of a network of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge railway lines in
both the North and South Islands.
- Rail services are focused
primarily on freight, particularly bulk freight, with limited passenger
services on some lines.
Only Auckland and Wellington have urban rail
systems, both of which are being upgraded and expanded
Suburban Passenger Services
-Both
Auckland and Wellington have suburban passenger services.
-Christchurch
and Dunedin formerly had suburban services, but they were withdrawn due to a
lack of patronage
- KiwiRail owns Tranz
Metro, which operates suburban passenger services in the Wellington region
under contract to Greater Wellington Regional Council.
-
From July 2016, Wellington's commuter rail services will be operated by
Transdev The Wellington suburban network has five lines: the Johnsonville Line,
Kapiti Line, Melling Line, Hutt Valley Line and Wairarapa Line.
-
For
nine years Tranz Metro also operated the suburban passenger services in
Auckland - the largest city in New Zealand. However, in mid-2004 Connex (later
Veolia, now Transdev) won the contract to run them – Tranz Metro did not
tender. In 2013 KiwiRail's outgoing CEO Jim Quinn said KiwiRail would join the
tender for the Auckland Transport suburban rail service contract when it comes
up for renewal in 2016
- Auckland's
network consists of four lines: the Southern Line, Eastern Line, Western Line
and Onehunga Line. Most trains electric multiple unit trains which began
servicing the Onehunga Line on 28 April 2014 as part of the electrification of Auckland's rail
network, with
electric trains introduced on other lines by the end of 2015.
- In
recent years there has been a program to build new lines (Manukau Branch line,
opened April 2012), reopen old lines (Onehunga Branch, reopened September 2010)
and the current project to electrify existing lines to improve the quality and
frequency of services.Most Auckland rolling stock is owned by
Auckland Transport (AT) who fund all services.
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Heritage passenger
services
Four heritage rail operators - the Railway Enthusiasts
Society, Steam
Incorporated, Mainline Steam Trust and the Otago
Excursion Train Trust,
own and operate their own carriage and mainline-certified steam or diesel
locomotive fleets. These groups have operated special excursion trains on the
national network since 1978, and have been allowed to use suitable locomotives
to haul these trains since 1983. A small number of other groups have overhauled
their own locomotives for main-line use with either heritage or KiwiRail
passenger carriages.
CYCLING AND WALKING
For those who prefer
cycling rather than walking, they could get themselves a bicycle.
A road bicycle in New
Zealand will only cost them 400NZD the least.
If owning a bicycle seems
unnecessary to the students, they could just walk to campus or to the town (if
only all these places are just nearby the place they live in)
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