Getting around
The airport is 21km north of Waitangi on Chatham Island and isn’t serviced by any regular transport. Accommodation owners do prearranged airport pick-ups, usually for $15.
Air Chathams (03-305 0209; www.airchathams.co.nz) operates a light aircraft for aerial sightseeing ($650 per hour) and transport to Pitt Island ($140 return per person), 19km from Chatham Island.
Beyond Waitangi most roads are unsealed and there’s no public transport. Chatham Motors (03-305 0093; chathammotors@xtra.co.nz; Reserve Rd, Waitangi) hires cars and 4WD vehicles, as do Chatham Lodge and Hotel Chatham. Expect to pay from $100 per day for a car or 4WD. Hotel Chatham also rents a quadbike (per day $60) and can arrange a car with local driver (per day $200).
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