Transport

Airport: Palmerston North International Airport is the gateway to the lower North Island and the top of the South Island of New Zealand. As the premier provincial airport in New Zealand it services over 480,000 passengers per year, with 700 scheduled flights per month operated by six commercial airlines. The Wanganui Regional Airport, or WRA for short, serves Air New Zealand and another two airlines. Nearby is Wanganui city, the Wanganui Regional Helipad, and State Highway 1, which heads  towards Palmerston North. Wanganui Airport was redesigned in 2007.

Roads: The region has 8,732 km of road, of which two-thirds are sealed. Approximately 12% of roads in the region are classified as urban and three-quarters as rural, with almost half of the rural roads being unsealed. With 945.9 km the region has the second-highest length of State Highways in the North Island, after Waikato.

Buses: Wanganui has four looped bus routes. The buses travel in both directions around these loops. Select your suburb name from the menu for the timetable and route description
http://www.horizons.govt.nz/horizons/Images/HRC Palmerston North: There are two ways to pay when you catch the bus in Palmerston North, cash or GoCard, a pre-paid travel card that lets you travel cheaper. http://horizons.govt.nz/default.aspx?pageid=130

Water activities: Check out Whanganui Scenic Experience-Jet Whanganui River Road, RD6, Wanganui, New Zealand, 4021

Train: The region includes the North Island Main Trunk Railway - the main railway line that links Auckland and Wellington. Other railway lines that now carry freight only are the Palmerston North-Gisborne line, which follows the Manawatu Gorge and links the region with Hawke's Bay and the Marton-New Plymouth line that provides a railway link with Taranaki and from this line a short branch line runs to Wanganui. Road and rail transport give the region's exporters easy access to ports.

Cycling: Explore the region by bike. Because this area has a mild climate in summer, cycling is an excellent way to see the area. There is advice on routes and road conditions on the website below. http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/cycling-mtb/events/manawatu-wanganui

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