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The overwhelming majority of visitors arrive by air. There are seven airports that handle international flights: Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Queenstown and Wellington. A few cruise ships visit New Zealand, but there are no regular passenger ship services and working your way across the Pacific as crew on a yacht now seems a thing of the past.

Although New Zealand is compact and generally easy to get around, it makes good sense to fly - especially for the views over the mountains or volcanoes. A variety of discounts also make flying economical. Several smaller airlines - Mt Cook Airline, Eagle Air and Air Nelson - are partly owned by flagship Air New Zealand and have been grouped together as 'Air New Zealand Link'. This network provides thorough coverage of the country.