urs ion ▁at ▁week ends , ▁also ▁serving ▁Se at oun . ▁Off - pe ak ▁and ▁week end ▁sail ings ▁call ▁at ▁M ati u ▁/ ▁Som es ▁Island , ▁a ▁nature ▁reserve . ▁ ▁Histor ically ▁fer ries ▁also ▁served ▁Mir amar , ▁Kar aka ▁Bay , ▁and ▁East bourne ▁proper . ▁These ▁routes ▁were ▁dis cont in ued ▁as ▁road ▁connections ▁around ▁the ▁region ▁improved . ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Ka ik ou ra ▁earth qu ake , ▁week end ▁services ▁to ▁Pet one ▁tempor arily ▁ceased ▁due ▁to ▁wh arf ▁damage . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁larger ▁road ▁and ▁rail ▁fer ries ▁that ▁cross ▁Cook ▁Stra it ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁Island . ▁These ▁are ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁Well ington ' s ▁public ▁transport ▁system . ▁ ▁C able ▁Car ▁ ▁The ▁Well ington ▁C able ▁Car ▁runs ▁between ▁the ▁central ▁city ▁and ▁the ▁hill ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Kel burn . ▁It ▁is ▁used ▁by ▁commut ers ▁trav elling ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁work , ▁by ▁people ▁trav elling ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁the ▁Well ington ▁Botan ic ▁Garden , ▁and ▁by ▁students ▁at ▁Victoria ▁University . ▁ ▁Despite ▁its ▁name , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁fun icular ▁with ▁two ▁counter bal anced ▁cars ▁perman ently ▁attached ▁to ▁each ▁other ▁by ▁a ▁cable , ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁true ▁cable ▁car , ▁where ▁the ▁cars ▁g rip ▁or ▁release ▁the ▁cable ▁as ▁needed . ▁The ▁cable ▁runs ▁through ▁a ▁pul ley ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁hill , ▁driven ▁by