Shell South Island Travel Time Map - New Zealand Driving Times Brochure

This document is a page from a Shell-branded motoring booklet showing a 'South Island Travel Time Map' for New Zealand's South Island. It presents a schematic road map with towns connected by lines, each labelled with the approximate driving time in hours and minutes. Times are based on a driver travelling 45–50 mph on open road, plus a safety factor of 5–10 minutes per hour for short stops. Advisory notes explain adjustments: slower drivers (about 40 mph) should add 10 minutes per hour; holiday or Sunday traffic near main centres warrants an extra 15–20 minutes; long trips over 5 hours should include an extra hour for meals; and drivers are urged to stop regularly for rest, share driving on long trips, and not plan more than eight hours of driving per day. Towns shown include Takaka, Nelson, Picton, Blenheim, Murchison, Kaikoura, Inangahua, Westport, Reefton, Springs Junction, Greymouth, Waipara, Arthurs Pass, Christchurch, Akaroa, Franz Josef, Timaru, Hermitage, Pukaki, Omarama, and Oamaru, with times such as Nelson–Takaka 2:30, Waipara–Christchurch 1:05, and Greymouth–Franz Josef 4:10. A note refers readers to the inside front cover for a North Island Travel Time Map. A Shell compass rose appears at bottom right. This is travel literature, not a vehicle-specific technical document.