Most cyclists are men and you're more likely to share a bus seat with a woman, unless you're in Christchurch where public transport appears to be shunned by everyone.
Statistics New Zealand (SNZ) has released its latest study of our commuting habits, based on recent census questions.
From 1996 to 2006 more people opted for cars as their main means of transport and began travelling further each day.
About two-thirds of the population took cars to work on census day 2006 with Aucklanders covering the most miles out of the major city dwellers.
While the number of people working in cities rose by 21 percent, it was the peripheral areas which showed the most rapid population growth.
A number of reasons for this shift were suggested by researchers, including the ease and relatively low cost of transport, cheaper property prices or the desire for a more rural lifestyle.
This was combined with a decrease in those who opted for the more carbon neutral methods of transport such as walking, cycling or flagging the commute all together and working from home.
The upshot was a small increase in train and bus usage, while around 11 percent of those surveyed said they didn't go to work at all (up 1 percent on 1996).
When it came to public transport, Wellingtonians were miles ahead of the rest with 25 percent catching a bus or train.
In Auckland only 4 percent of commuters took public transport and in Christchurch it was just 1 percent.
Gender appeared to affect transport choices with women marginally more inclined to walk or take the bus (unless they were escorting children) while men represented 75 percent of all cyclists.
In 2006 most New Zealanders lived within 10km of their workplace with around half travelling less than 5km to the office.
Sales and service staff generally lived within walking distance while more than half of agriculture and fisheries workers faced a commute of over 20km.
The really long-distance commuters - those who travelled between regions - were generally male, well educated and on good incomes .
"These commuters were also more likely to be partnered, which may explain the motivation for commuting rather than migrating, particularly if that partner is employed in their local district," SNZ said.
