Recently Tim Frank wrote about the need to link [rail to recreation](https://publictransportforum.nz/articles/article/rail-to-recreation-in-the-south-island-21-10-2021) in the South Island. We’re thrilled to see that Intercity is linking buses to concerts in the [North Island](https://www.intercity.co.nz/tours/bus-to-lab-new-plymouth) and [South Island](https://www.intercity.co.nz/tours/bus-to-lab-shapeshifter-christchurch) this summer. You can travel from Nelson, Dunedin and Kaikoura to Christchurch or from Hamilton or Wellington (and places in between) to New Plymouth. The good thing is, the ticket price includes bus travel and concert. \
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InterCity hopes its the start of scheduling inter-regional bus travel that suits people and their recreational activities. \
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ps The concerts are L.A.B and Shapeshifter.
