Adventures in Transitland
Darren DavisMusings about public transport and other cool stuff in Aotearoa/ New Zealand and around the globe.
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Will 2026 be the year of the gondola in Queenstown?
Introduction
Tāhuna/ Queenstown is a year round visitor destination in Aotearoa’s lower South Island, known for its winter skiing and year-round adventure tourism activities. The town of Queenstown has 29,000 inhabitants in the town a...
Riding the Wave: Whanganui's New Network
Introduction
Friday, 17th April 2026 is important for two reasons. It’s World Public Transport Day and it’s day one of Whanganui’s new bus network. For context, Whanganui is the second largest city in the Manawatū/ Whanganui region in...
Te Huia - what comes next?
Te Huia at Rotokauri Station. Image credit: Darren Davis
Latest developments
There have been three recent developments of note:
- Te Huia Trial Extension. The New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi board agreed at its meeting...
Total Mobility or Partial Immobility?
What is Total Mobility?
According to the govt.nz website:
“The Total Mobility scheme provides subsidised door-to-door taxi services for people who cannot use public transport due to a disability. It’s funded in partnership by local...
The Mainlander kicks off
Introduction
January 2026 saw the inaugural journey of the Mainlander train from Ōtautahi/ Christchurch to Waihōpai/ Invercargill and back with an overnight stay in Ōtepoti/ Dunedin in both directions. It was the first time a schedul...
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Transport urbanist, car-free, transit nerd, big city fan, travel addict, gay, multilingual. RTs/Links ≠ endorsement. Views my own.
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