Editing Norfolk Island (section)

=== Transport ===
[[File:Norfolk Island jetty2.jpg|thumb|right|Jetty at Kingston, Norfolk Island]]
There are no railways, waterways, ports or harbours on the island.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asiarooms.com/travel-guide/australia/australia-tourist-attractions/norfolk-island.html|title=Norfolk Island information|publisher=Asia Rooms|access-date=4 October 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080109221659/http://www.asiarooms.com/travel-guide/australia/australia-tourist-attractions/norfolk-island.html|archive-date=9 January 2008}}</ref> Loading [[Jetty|jetties]] are located at Kingston and Cascade, but ships cannot get close to either of them. When a supply ship arrives, it is [[Lightering|emptied by whaleboats]] towed by launches, five tonnes at a time. A mobile crane picks up the freight using nets and straps and lifts the freight onto the pier. Which jetty is used depends on the prevailing weather of the day; the jetty on the leeward side of the island is often used. If the wind changes significantly during unloading/loading, the ship will move around to the other side. Visitors often gather to watch the activity when a supply ship arrives.{{citation needed|date = June 2016}} Norfolk Forwarding Services is the primary Freight Forwarding service for Norfolk Island handling both sea and airfreight.  In 2017 Norfolk Forwarding Services shipped most of the freight for the Cascade Pier Project over a period of 18 months.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

The island hosts {{convert|80|km}} of roads, of which {{convert|53|km|0|abbr=on}} are paved and {{convert|27|km|0|abbr=on}} unpaved. As with the rest of Australia, driving is on the left side of the road. Uniquely, local law gives livestock right of way.<ref name="bbc" /> Speed limits are lower than most mainland Australian roads; the general speed limit is {{convert|50|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, reducing to {{convert|40|km/h|0|abbr=on}} in town and {{convert|30|km/h|0|abbr=on}} near schools. Drivers on the island wave to other passing vehicles, this tradition is nicknamed the "Norfolk wave".<ref>{{cite web |title = Norfolk Is speed limits |url = http://www.norfolkislands.com/faqs/faqs.htm |website = NorfolkIslands.com |access-date = 24 March 2013 |url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130213123420/http://www.norfolkislands.com/faqs/faqs.htm |archive-date = 13 February 2013}}</ref>

There is one airport, [[Norfolk Island Airport]].<ref name="demonym" /> Qantas operates direct flights to [[Sydney]] and [[Brisbane]], and [[Air Chathams]] flies to Auckland. A local airline, [[Norfolk Island Airlines]], ran flights to Auckland and Brisbane until 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/norfolk-island-airlines-ceases-flights/|title=Norfolk Island Airlines Ceases Flights|last=Graham|first=Matt|date=3 March 2018|website=The Australian Frequent Flyer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020011605/https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/norfolk-island-airlines-ceases-flights/|archive-date=20 October 2018|url-status = live|access-date=20 October 2018}}</ref> In mid 2018, Air Chathams announced it was looking to re-establish flights between Auckland and Norfolk Island.<ref>{{cite news |title=Air Chathams may fly to Norfolk direct from Auckland |url=https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/354827/air-chathams-may-fly-to-norfolk-direct-from-auckland |work=Radio New Zealand |agency=RNZ |date=12 April 2018 |access-date=21 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321033621/https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/354827/air-chathams-may-fly-to-norfolk-direct-from-auckland |archive-date=21 March 2019 |url-status = live}}</ref> It began a weekly service between Auckland and Norfolk Island on 6 September 2019 using a [[Convair 580]].{{cn|date=April 2024}}
Since the reopening of the Trans-Tasman bubble in 2021,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sh1.sendinblue.com/vdneggmett7e.html?t=1618455077|title=Norfolk Island Flights Resume May 27th!|access-date=22 April 2021|archive-date=16 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416033921/https://sh1.sendinblue.com/vdneggmett7e.html?t=1618455077|url-status=live}}</ref> the Air Chathams Auckland service operates on Thursdays using a 36-seater [[Saab 340]] aircraft.
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