[QUOTE=Vasbyte]Also check out Maui Car Rental ...
Included in the rental rate is the Ferry crossing between N-S islands and you keep the same car. More convenient possibly.QUOTE]
Maybe I'm not reading the Maui Rental website correctly, but it seems that the ferry crossing is not included in the car rental rate. I see reference that Maui will help book the ferry if needed, but you still have the NZ$50 per person and the NZ$179 for the car -- or am I reading that incorrectly.
Are there rental companies with offices at both Wellington and Picton that would allow someone to save on the expense of ferring the car?
Although when you factor in the inconvenience of carting your luggage by hand and the additional time to drop-off a car and then get a new car on the other island, the ferry fee might not be a bad deal.