Photo: Auckland Transport
Trains in Auckland and Wellington won't run across King's Birthday weekend with infrastructure works leaving buses to pick up the slack.
The metropolitan centres are both upgrading their networks, warning passengers to expect delays.
In Wellington, Metlink says all trains will stop running between Saturday and Monday, as works to repair bridges, replace tracks, and upgrade level crossings take place.
Services in Auckland have paused from Friday, with Auckland Transport confirming their return on Monday, as crews upgrade the network.
Both cities are using rail replacement buses to support those needing to travel.
Metlink has warned rugby fans attending the Moana Pasifika/ Hurricanes game at Sky Stadium on Saturday to travel early.
The Wellington public transport service said it had put on extra buses to replace trains due to a surge in ticket sales for the game in the last two days.
It said the increased capcity would reduce congestion and pressure on the public transport system.
Metlink said it would also have more capacity on core bus routes.
In Auckland there have already been weeks of shutdowns in January and April.
Further rail closures are also planned for Matariki weekend, and for two weeks during school holidays in July.
All trains will be shut over Matariki weekend, between 20-23 June.
A partial closure has also been scheduled for the winter school holidays between 28 June and 13 July.
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