Museums
There are several tram/transport museums with operating vintage trams:
- The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT) in Auckland has the Western Springs Tramway with 1.72 km of track, running alongside Western Springs Park parallel to Great North and Motions Roads to Auckland Zoo, across Motions Road and to the second MOTAT site. Museum tram operations commenced within MOTAT on 16 December 1967, to the Motions Road corner in 1980, to the Zoo in 1981 and to MOTAT's Aviation and Railway site in April 2007.
- Tramways Wanganui Trust New Group formed to complete and look after Wanganui tram No.12 which was donated to the City of Wanganui after the body was privately restored in Auckland. Also plans to renovate Wanganui tram No.8 and New Plymouth Birney No.8 (yes duplicate fleet numbers) which were both donated to them unrestored by the Wellington Tramway Museum. They will run on a hertitage line currently being planned and built alongside the Wanganui River between the new tramshed and the berth of the P.S. Waimarie.
- Wellington Tramway Museum at Queen Elizabeth Park, Paekakariki (near Wellington); started 1965.
- Tramway Historical Society operating the Ferrymead Tramway at Ferrymead Heritage Park, Christchurch, trams started 1968 (steam) and 1970 (electric).
- Christchurch Tramway Ltd in central Christchurch since 1995
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