Editing Motueka (section)

==Transport==
[[File:Motueka State Highway 60 002.JPG|thumb|State Highway 60 runs through the centre of Motueka.]]

=== Road ===
Motueka is served by {{NZlSH|60}} which runs {{convert|114.5|km|mi}} from [[Collingwood, New Zealand|Collingwood]] in [[Golden Bay / Mohua]] to {{NZlSH|6}} near [[Richmond, New Zealand|Richmond]].

The former {{NZlSH|61}}, now known as the Motueka Valley Highway, connects State Highway 60 at Motueka to State Highway 6 at Kohatu Junction near [[Tapawera]].

=== Port ===
Port Motueka, {{convert|3|km|mi|0}} south-east of Motueka, on a tidal lagoon of some {{convert|2500|acres|ha|order=flip}}, provides sheltered berthage for coastal vessels and is the Gateway to the [[Abel Tasman National Park]].{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}

=== Airport ===
The [[Motueka Aerodrome]] is {{convert|3|km|mi|0}} west of the town centre and serves as a base for the Motueka Aero Club and the [[Nelson Aviation College]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nelson Aviation College |url=https://www.nelsonaviation.nz/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=www.nelsonaviation.nz |language=en}}</ref> In 1984, Motueka Air started scheduled passenger flights from Motueka to [[Wellington|Wellington, New Zealand]] using a [[Piper Aztec]] aircraft. Within a couple of years the Motueka Air network had grown to include Nelson, Wellington and [[Palmerston North]] using additional [[Piper PA-31 Navajo|Piper Chieftains]]. In 1988, Motueka Air was renamed [[Air Nelson]] and relocated to [[Nelson Airport (New Zealand)|Nelson Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airnelson.co.nz/company-facts |title=Company Facts – About Us – Air Nelson – Air Nelson Site |publisher=Air Nelson |access-date=2015-07-14}}</ref>