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( www.timarualehouse.co.nz ; 2 George St; 11.30am-late; ) Hands down the best of Ti-
maru's pubs, this brewery showcase serves hearty pub meals - burgers, steak and seafood
- and the full range of Speight's beers on tap. It's worth a visit just to see the inside of
the 1870s Landing Service Building.

Information

Timaru Visitor Centre (

03-687 9997; www.southcanterbury.org.nz ; 2 George St;

10am-3pm)

Getting There & Away

AIR

Air New Zealand ( 0800 737 000; www.airnewzealand.co.nz ) Subsidiary airline Eagle Air-
ways flies between Wellington and Timaru's Richard Pearse Airport (TIU; Falvey Rd, Levels)
two to four times daily.

BUS

Atomic Shuttles ( 03-349 0697; www.atomictravel.co.nz ) Stops by the visitor centre, en
route to Christchurch ($25, 2½ hours), Oamaru ($20, 1¼ hours) and Dunedin ($25, 2¾
hours).

Budget Buses & Shuttles ( 03-615 5119; www.budgetshuttles.co.nz ; Mon-Sat) Offers a
door-to-door shuttle to Christchurch ($47), along with scheduled runs ($27).
InterCity ( 03-365 1113; www.intercity.co.nz ) Stops outside the train station, with buses to
Christchurch (from $28, 2½ hours, two daily), Oamaru (from $14, one hour, two daily),
Dunedin (from $32, three hours, two daily), Gore (from $47, six hours, daily) and Te
Anau (from $51, eight hours, daily).
Knightrider ( 03-342 8055; www.knightrider.co.nz ) Has a bus most nights to/from Christ-
church ($38, three hours), Oamaru ($28, 1¼ hours), Moeraki ($39, 2¼ hours) and Du-
nedin ($44, 3¼ hours).

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