Central Hawkes Bay Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Bay Xpress (0800 422 997; www.bayxpress.co.nz) buses stop at Waipawa and Waipukurau along the route that runs between Wellington ($30, four hours) and Napier ($8, one hour) via Palmerston North ($18, 90 minutes). InterCity (www.intercity.co.nz) runs the same WellingtonNapier route but is considerably more expensive. Early-birds might be able to take advantage of $1 advance fares on Naked Bus (www.naked bus.com).

Central Hawkes Bay