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New Zealand has one of the highest car ownership rates in the world. Cantabrians certainly like their cars with driving a private vehicle the most popular way to travel which leads to much congestion and trying to find a park.
Bentley in a car race at Wigram
Car race with a Bentley in the foreground at the Wheels and Wings Classic at Wigram.
Car horn concert in the Square
Phillip Norman conducting his "Concerto for 20 Car Horns" to a large crowd in Cathedral Square.
Cars and shoppers in New Brighton
Queues of cars and packed footpaths along shops in New Brighton on the last trading day before Christmas. Shakel Meats butcher, a chemist and a Shell garage are all visible along the street.
Cars parked on bus stops
Cars parked on bus stops in Cathedral Square during the bus drivers' strike. In the background is Farmers department store.
Motorists filling their cars
Motorists queuing to fill their cars after the announcement of petrol price rise.
New Zealand Motor Company car servicing
Cars being serviced at the New Zealand Motor Company on Worcester Street.
Snow covered car
Eanne Fromont clearing the snow off the windscreen of her car.
Snow trapped cars
Cars stuck in snow on Dyers Pass Road in the Cashmere Hills.
Sydenham Park Car Sales
Sydenham Park Car Sales car yard at 541 Colombo Street.
Used car pre-conditioning department
The used car pre-conditioning department of Cooper Henderson.
1938 Ford Deluxe coupe at a car show at Canterbury Court
Richard Erdman inspecting Jim Webber's 1938 Ford Deluxe coupe on display at a car show at Canterbury Court hosted by the Lyttelton Rotary Club.
A car being towed by a truck in flooded Gordon Avenue
A car being towed by a truck in flooded Gordon Avenue.