Nelson Airport (New Zealand) to Wellington and up to seven daily flights to Christchurch. Jetstar operate up to 4 daily flights to Auckland and up to 3 daily flights to Wellington. Nelson Airport (New Zealand) Nelson Airport (Māori: "Te Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū"), is located 6 km southwest of the city, in the suburb of Annesbrook, in Nelson, New Zealand. Approximately 1.2 million passengers and visitors use the airport terminal annually. Total passenger numbers for the 2016 financial year were 865,203. In 2017 the airport reached 1,000,373 passengers It is currently the fifth-busiest airport in New Zealand by passengers and seventh by aircraft
New Zealand British Rail Mark 2 carriage New Zealand British Rail Mark 2 carriage The New Zealand British Rail Mark 2 carriages were built by British Rail Engineering Limited for British Rail in the early 1970s. From the mid-1990s, some were exported to New Zealand and after being rebuilt/refurbished and re-gauged, entered service. They are used on the Capital Connection (S class), owned and operated by KiwiRail Scenic; and on the Metlink Wairarapa Connection (SW/SWG/SWS class and SE/SEG/SES class), owned by Greater Wellington Regional Council and operated under contract by Tranz Metro. They were used on Auckland Transport commuter trains in Auckland (SA/SD class), operated under contract