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Page 9. External links and sources

More links and websites

  • Cable tramways

    A site with details of cable cars that operated in Dunedin and Wellington.

  • Investing and funding public transport

    A site with information on funding allocation for public transport.

  • Public transport

    This page on the NZ Transport Agency site has a brief overview of public transport, the role of regional councils, and links to various public transport timetables.

More suggestions and sources

  • Evans, Laurence. The commuter, the car and metropolitan Wellington: the rise and decline of public transport. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington, 1972.

  • Leitch, David. Railways of New Zealand. Auckland: Newton Abbot and David & Charles, 1972.

  • Miller, Sean. Trolleybuses in New Zealand. Auckland: Miller Publishing, 1976.

  • Stewart, Graham. Always a tram in sight: the electric trams of New Zealand, 1900–1964. Wellington: Grantham House, 1996.

  • Stewart, Graham. Fares please! The horse, steam and cable trams of New Zealand. Wellington: Grantham House, 1997.

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How to cite this page

Adrian Humphris, Public transport, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/99177/sources (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Adrian Humphris, published 12 April 2010.