Here are a few of my favourite holidays that can be taken on our public transport networks. The Wairarapa LineWhen regional councils were created in the late 1980s, small cities and towns experienced a huge drop in public transport service. Queenstown to ArrowtownAs Auckland dramatically improved its public transport in the 2010s, the received wisdom in smaller cities remained that frequent public transport doesn't work without a large population. The Capital ConnectionEvery weekday evening, New Zealand's only public transport train with a bar leaves Wellington station. The Capital Connection is a time machine to the public transport culture of the 1970s.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 21, 2021 03:00 UTC