Auckland

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Jim hitching at Auckland's airport

Auckland is New Zealand's biggest city.

Hitching

From the airport

It's easy to hitch a ride to the city center (instead of paying 15 NZD$ for the bus). Just walk out of the airport, go right and find the Shell station and ask around. (Guaka got a ride for himself and another guy, from the first person he asked there.)

South towards Hamilton, Taupo, Tauranga, Wellington

Around Auckland there are a lot of highways. The multilane roads on which cyclists and pedestrians are excluded are called motorways. The main highway, State Highway 1, is a motorway as it passes through the city and suburbs. It is possible to get rides from on ramps that have a suitable berm for the vehicles to stop. Not all on ramps allow for this. Alternatively, you should get to the "service centre" dedicated to motorway traffic where you can find rides easily. It is between the Papakura and Drury motorway off ramps.

To get to service centre, get a train to papakura and then outside papkura train station get as bus, but ask the driver if he goes to near intersection of sutton and great south rd, if not just get a bus to great south road near drury. walk up great south rd (towards auckland city) you should be able to see motorway on your left in distance. youll pass a pet shop on your left and further up a sign for a honey place?....but continue on until you come to a new housing development called parkhaven. walk left down park haven rd and follow it as it bends left. at the end of parkhaven there is a grassy area. look to your right at the wood fence next to the last house. jump the fence or (climbthrough the hole if its still there) and you are now in the grounds of the service centre. So so easy to get a ride:)

peace

North

Apparently there's a gas station on the highway as well.