Wellington Travel Answers

Sorry, I did not see your question yesterday. There should be rrrrrrring tone on the forum LOL Mail delivery on Saturdays is totally normal in NZ. Dedicated post-offices are not open on Saturdays but you will find plenty of post-shops in the malls that are open on Saturdays and even Sundays.

hi ya - even sundays! what is the world coming to!!!

I must agree. Some people's main Sunday activity is going to the shopping malls. Isn't that sad? (Ok, let's accept it for a dreadful rainy day... ;-) Although there would still be museums, cinemas etc. ...

I've been to a Mall - and written a tip about it. The sad thing about malls is they are not different. And the fascinating thing too. Mate, I have just emailed metlink services because their website is a mess. In their pull down menu of bus services available they only have one flyer. The Airport Flyer. Locals seem to think it is the same things as the Valley Flyer. But look below at their description of 2 of their travel passes (of which they have way too many) How many Flyers can you see? And can you see an Airport Flyer? These tickets are available from bus drivers. Discovery Pass -11.00 Unlimited travel for one day on Valley Flyer, Mana Coach Services (excludes Kapiti commuter bus services to/from Wellington), Newlands Coach Services, The Flyer and Go Wellington services. STARPass - Wellington and Hutt Valley -10.00 Unlimited travel for one day on Go Wellington (including After Midnight, Stadium Shuttle), Valley Flyer(including After Midnight) and The Flyer services.

You are right with all those different travel passes, it is very confusing. When we had our day passes we just asked the bus drivers if they were valid in their buses, as they have this Newmans and all the other operators. And you are also correct with the Flyers... Unfortunately, thanks to the good railway system everything is much more complicated than in Chch where you only have the bus and the ferry, and you can pay for everything with the Metrocard, and special service buses are clearly marked. However, bus drivers in Wellington seemed more knowledgeable than those in AKL... Keep on asking them!

several time bus drivers have been terse to the point of rude with me apparently lonely planet mentions brusque drivers - i noticed it before my cousin told me btw notice they are called Post Shops now - not post offices

Yes, I mentioned post shops. Only wanted to make the difference between a real post office and a post shop clear. The post shops that are real post offices are closed on the weekends ;-) Sorry for the rude bus drivers. Our drivers in WLG were all friendly. But if even a travel guide honours them with a remark about their rudeness we obviously had some lucky days. If you meet one ask him if he minds if you complain about him ;-)

oh yeah i will do that for sure