Take the train from Wellington to Auckland aboard The Northern Explorer from where you can enjoy New Zealand's outstanding scenery from one of the comfortable new panoramic carriages. This production uses video film and photos taken from inside the train, the locomotive cab and the lineside. See the fast changing New Zealand rail scene as old trains give way to new modern electric and diesel traction. Electrification has been extended around Wellington, now the attention is on the infrastructure improvements around Auckland as it too will be introducing electric suburban trains in the near future.