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GJNZ brings back Matariki rail experience to Kaikōura 31st March 2026 /

GJNZ brings back Matariki rail experience to Kaikōura

KiwiRail’s Great Journeys New Zealand will run its second Matariki-themed rail experience from Ōtautahi Christchurch to Kaikōura and back on 11 July 2026.


Yield drives KiwiRail tourist train income up but Interislander passenger revenue falls 27th February 2026 /

Yield drives KiwiRail tourist train income up but Interislander passenger revenue falls

Revenue jumps at Great Journeys NZ, but falls for Interislander passenger services.


GJNZ brings WOW back to trains again 29th January 2026 / /

GJNZ brings WOW back to trains again

Great Journeys New Zealand is bringing the country’s most fashionable train journey to the rails once again for 2026.


Southerner returning for limited dates 8th December 2025 /

Southerner returning for limited dates

Great Journeys New Zealand’s The Southerner train journey between Christchurch and Dunedin will return next year between 22 and 25 May with extra dates to be announced soon.


KiwiRail launches tourist train carbon calculator 21st November 2025 /

KiwiRail launches tourist train carbon calculator

KiwiRail has launched a carbon calculator that allows users to input information about journeys on its network and compares it to equivalent journeys by road or air. 


GJNZ launches James Bond-inspired murder mystery 6th November 2025 /

GJNZ launches James Bond-inspired murder mystery

KiwiRail’s Great Journeys New Zealand is running a new James Bond-inspired murder mystery on rails: Tormore Never Dies. 


TranzAlpine named among world’s top train journeys 9th October 2025 /

TranzAlpine named among world’s top train journeys

Great Journeys New Zealand’s TranzAlpine has been named one of the world’s top train journeys in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards.


WOW event trains sell out 8th October 2025 / /

WOW event trains sell out

KiwiRail says its Great Journeys New Zealand World of WearableArt trains sold out.


“Standout year” for KiwiRail’s tourist trains as revenue jumps 2nd October 2025 / /

“Standout year” for KiwiRail’s tourist trains as revenue jumps

New tourism products and a value-over-volume strategy help lift the performance of the SOE’s scenic services.


KiwiRail targets greener tourist trains, ferry services 29th September 2025 / /

KiwiRail targets greener tourist trains, ferry services

The SOE says it will integrate sustainability into all of its scenic train and Interislander passenger services.


Interislander commits to improving comms as port, ferry upgrades begin 29th July 2025 /

Interislander commits to improving comms as port, ferry upgrades begin

Interislander is vowing to improve its communications about its Cook Strait ferries to keep its partners informed as port upgrades get under way and its fleet is replaced.


GJNZ launches Scenic Plus winter menu 16th June 2025 /

GJNZ launches Scenic Plus winter menu

Great Journeys New Zealand has launched its Scenic Plus winter menu for the TranzAlpine and Northern Explorer premium carriages.