Railroads: 4,716 km total; all 1.067-meter gauge; 274 km double track; 113 km electrified; over 99% government owned

Highways:
total: 92,648 km
paved: 49,547 km
unpaved: gravel, crushed stone 43,101 km

Inland waterways: 1,609 km; of little importance to transportation
Pipelines: petroleum products 160 km; natural gas 1,000 km; condensate (liquified petroleum gas - LPG) 150 km

Ports: Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington, Tauranga
Merchant marine: 18 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 165,514 GRT/218,699 DWT, bulk 6, cargo 2, liquefied gas 1, oil tanker 3, railcar carrier 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 5

Airports:
total: 108
usable: 108
with permanent-surface runways: 39
with runways over 3,659 m: 1
with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 2
with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 39

NOTE: The information regarding New Zealand on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of New Zealand Transportation 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about New Zealand Transportation 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.