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Travelling to work

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The 2006 census asked New Zealanders who went to work that day how they got there. This graph show the result by region. Wellington was clearly the train and bus commuter centre, while Nelson was the area where the largest percentage of the population biked, jogged or walked to work.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Statistics New Zealand

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Adrian Humphris, Public transport – Passenger trends, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/graph/22534/travelling-to-work (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Adrian Humphris, i tāngia i te 12 April 2010.