Why is there no bridge between North Island and South Island?
Short answer its too deep and stormy for a bridge, its too far, earthquake prone and expensive for a tunnel. The economic benefit wouldn't justify the cost. Shipping takes care of inter-island trade and transport for the time being.
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Flight Options From North Island and South IslandIf you want to travel from North Island to South Island, fly from Wellington Airport to either Nelson Airport or Blenheim Airport. Another option is flying into Christchurch, then renting a car to return at Queenstown Airport.
It would be engineeringly impossible to build a bridge or tunnel between the North and South Islands of NZ using current engineering technology. Cook Strait is very deep and the several earthquake fault lines would preclude a tunnel.
Taking the ferry without a vehicle is the cheapest - and also the most convenient - way of crossing the strait - and if you book with us you will leave your existing rental vehicle at one end, and pick up a new one at the other.
The South Island is very different from the North Island. For starters it's larger than the North Island and generally considered more beautiful. It also has gorgeous coastline, though it's best known for the many mountains and fjords that define its inland.
I'd say it's mainly because of Auckland. It's our largest city so naturally attracts more and more people. High levels of immigration haven't helped. Wellington is the capital city so has a natural attaction for some business plus the political crowds.
Interislander has been connecting Aotearoa New Zealand and New Zealanders across Cook Strait for over 60 years. We are the original Cook Strait ferry. We sail between the North Island and South Island (Wellington and Picton) daily carrying passengers, cars, trucks and rail wagons.
I want to see which country is cheapest to fly to from New Zealand. It turns out that the most inexpensive flight from Auckland is to Tonga for $239. Other affordable starting destinations are Samoa ($255), Fiji ($273), the Cook Islands ($293), and Vanuatu ($321).
While Sicily is generally a safe place to visit, there are a few areas that you might want to avoid for safety reasons. Here are a few neighborhoods to watch out for and avoid: Ballarò: This neighborhood in Palermo is known for its street markets, but it can also be dangerous, especially at night.
New Zealand's climate gets warmer the further north you go, so the North Island is generally much warmer than the South. Head north of Auckland to the subtropical Bay of Islands and you'll stays warm even in the winter months!
Cook Strait can also be one of the world's roughest stretches of water. It's part of the westerly wind belt known as the Roaring Forties. As the only gap between the mountainous main islands of the country, the strait acts like a huge wind tunnel.