Queenstown · Auckland · Christchurch
The roads deserve
better machinery.
New Zealand owned and operated. Supercars, convertibles, luxury SUVs and Mercedes vans — delivered to your lodge, hotel or home.
- Fleet
- 13
- From
- $205 /day
- Insurance
- Included
- Additional drivers
- Free
Thirteen reasons to take the long way.
Supercars and convertibles, luxury SUVs with air suspension, and Mercedes vans that move a group without moving down a class.
Nobody flies to New Zealand
for the airports.
Six drives worth planning a trip around, and the vehicle we'd put you in for each.
Queenstown to Glenorchy
- Distance
- 46 km
- Time
- 45 minutes
Lake Wakatipu on one side, the Richardson Mountains on the other, and almost no reason to hurry. The most photographed stretch of tarmac in the South Island, and it earns it.
The Crown Range to Wanaka
- Distance
- 70 km
- Time
- 1 hour
New Zealand's highest sealed road. Switchbacks out of the Wakatipu basin, a summit at 1,076 metres, then a long descent into Wanaka with the Cardrona Valley opening up beneath you.
The Milford Road
- Distance
- 119 km
- Time
- 2 hours each way
Te Anau to Milford Sound through the Eglinton Valley, the Homer Tunnel and out into one of the few places that genuinely deserves the word spectacular. Alpine conditions — carry chains in winter.
The West Coast and Haast Pass
- Distance
- 560 km
- Time
- 2–3 days
Wanaka over the pass to the Tasman Sea, then north past the glaciers. Rainforest running straight into the surf, and long empty curves between the two.
The Forgotten World Highway
- Distance
- 155 km
- Time
- 3 hours
State Highway 43 from Stratford to Taumarunui — four saddles, a one-lane tunnel, a stretch of gravel and a self-declared republic along the way. There is no fuel for 150 kilometres.
The Pacific Coast Highway
- Distance
- Varies
- Time
- 2–4 days
North and east out of Auckland along the Hauraki Gulf — Coromandel headlands, white-sand bays and the kind of coastal driving that makes an early start worth it.
More than a set of keys.
Self-drive is where most people start. It is not where we stop.
Lodge, hotel or home — we bring it to you.
Three branches, each ten minutes from its airport, and delivery anywhere in the country on request.
Queenstown handover options
- LCRNZ officeComplimentary
- A ten-minute taxi from the terminal to our car park.
- ZQN VIP corporate parking$45 each way
- Premium parking, seventy metres from the terminal door.
- Queenstown CBD$95 each way
- Vehicle and keys handled by your concierge.
Included
Insurance
Excess from $2,500, reducible to $500 with daily excess reduction.
Free
Additional drivers
Add as many named drivers as you need at no extra cost.
Unlimited
Kilometres
On car hires of 5+ days and van hires of 4+ days.
21+
Minimum age
Most of the fleet. Performance vehicles require 25 or over.