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The Time Act 1974 defines New Zealand Standard Time as 12 hours in advance of UTC. [ 12 ] In 2011, the New Zealand dependency of Tokelau moved its time zone forward by 24 hours, by skipping 30 December to be in the UTC+13:00 time zone, the same zone as New Zealand daylight saving.
The Northern Explorer is a long-distance passenger train operated by the Great Journeys New Zealand division of KiwiRail between Auckland and Wellington in the North Island of New Zealand, along the North Island Main Trunk (NIMT). Three services operate per week in each direction between Auckland's The Strand Station and Wellington railway ...
Wellington has been the capital of New Zealand since 1865. New Zealand's first capital city was Old Russell in 1840–41. Auckland was the second capital from 1841 until 1865, when Parliament was permanently moved to Wellington after an argument that persisted for a decade.
The state-owned enterprise KiwiRail now operates the railways, with the exception of commuter services in Auckland and Wellington, which are operated by Auckland One Rail and Transdev Wellington respectively. [293] Railways run the length of the country, although most lines now carry freight rather than passengers. [294]
Night Limited Overview Service type Inter-city rail Status Superseded Locale North Island, New Zealand First service 1924 Last service 1971 Current operator(s) New Zealand Railways Department Route Termini Wellington railway station, Wellington City (1937–1971) Wellington Thorndon station, Wellington City (1924–1937) Auckland Railway Station, Auckland City Distance travelled 681 km (423 mi ...
Auckland's first railway was the 13 km (8.1 mi) line between Point Britomart and Onehunga via Penrose, opened in 1873. [7] It was built by Brogdens, [8] as was the rest of the Auckland & Mercer Railway, for £166,000 for the 41 mi (66 km) to Mercer. [9] The section from Penrose to Onehunga is now called the Onehunga Branch. The line was later ...
The Northerner was an overnight passenger train between Wellington and Auckland in New Zealand.The train replaced the unnamed and ordinary express trains supplementing the luxury Silver Star, which had replaced the Night Limited in 1971.
A new $290 million national archives facility is set to be completed in Wellington by 2026. [18] The new facility, which began construction in 2022, will have a greater capacity to house the country’s rapidly growing archival collections and to maintain and protect collections during incidents such as power outages and earthquakes. [ 19 ]