Highways:
total: 93,348 km
paved: 54,142 km (including 141 km of expressways)
unpaved: 39,206 km (1992 est.)
Waterways: 1,609 km; of little importance to transportation
Pipelines: petroleum products 160 km; natural gas 1,000 km; condensate (liquefied petroleum gas - LPG) 150 km
Ports: Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Tauranga, Wellington
Merchant marine:
total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 162,220 GRT/213,749 DWT
ships by type: bulk 6, cargo 1, liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker
3, railcar carrier 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 5 (1995 est.)
Airports:
total: 113
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 8
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 31
with paved runways under 914 m: 50
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 21 (1995 est.)
Communications ———————
Telephones: 1.7 million (1986 est.)
Telephone system: excellent international and domestic systems
domestic: NA
international: submarine cables to Australia and Fiji; satellite
earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 64, FM 2, shortwave 0