School ball transport parents can sign off on
A premium vehicle and a vetted, professionally licensed driver to take your teens to the ball and bring them home — door to door, no detours, and no one needing to drive themselves.
What's included
- NZTA-licensed, police-vetted drivers — the same standard we apply to every booking
- Door-to-door pickups and drop-offs at the addresses parents nominate
- Fixed price agreed in advance and shared between the group
- No unscheduled stops — the trip is direct, there and back
- Parents get the driver's details before the night
- One vehicle per group, so friends arrive and leave together
How it works
A school ball is often the first big night out where parents hand the logistics to someone else. We take that seriously. Your driver is a professional — licensed, vetted and doing this for a living, not a stranger from an app. Before the night you will know who is driving, what vehicle they are in, and when they will arrive.
Groups usually book a return: pickup from one or two addresses, drop at the venue, then a scheduled pickup at the end of the night back to the same addresses. The vehicle is private to your group — nobody else's booking is added, and the driver does not leave the venue area between runs.
Because the price is fixed and agreed in advance, it is easy to split between families — and it frequently works out similar per head to everyone finding their own way, with none of the risk of a teen driving or waiting outside a venue late at night.
A private vehicle and a professional driver — never a gamble
Highway 1 Tours & Transfers is a New Zealand owned private transfer company with NZTA-licensed, P-endorsed drivers. Every booking is a private hire: your own vehicle, a fixed price agreed in advance, and a driver whose only job that day is your trip. The same drivers handle airport transfers, intercity journeys, day tours and hourly hire anywhere in the country.
Frequently asked questions
Other occasions we drive
- GroupsLarge group transport, coordinated as one booking
Sports teams, wedding parties, conference groups, school trips, family reunions — when the headcount is in double figures, we put together a multi-vehicle plan so everyone travels together, on time, under one booking and one fixed price.
- WeddingsWedding transport, timed to the minute
A premium vehicle and a professionally licensed driver for the people who matter most on the day — the wedding party, parents, or guests travelling between the ceremony, photos and reception. Everything is agreed in advance, so nobody is watching a meter on your wedding day.
Other services we offer
A private transfer is only part of what we do. The same NZTA-licensed drivers and vehicles cover tours, hourly hire, airport and cruise work, corporate travel and group bookings throughout New Zealand.
Private, luxury & multi-day travel
Private touring, chauffeur hire, honeymoon travel and a driver for your whole New Zealand trip.
Explore private travelArriving in New Zealand
First-time visitor guides to landing at Auckland, Christchurch, Queenstown, Wellington and Dunedin.
Read the arrival guidesIsland & region guides
What each part of New Zealand is known for, how long the drives really take, and how to travel it without a rental car.
Explore destinationsVisiting New Zealand
Driving on the left, kilometres to miles, money and tipping, the seasons, and travelling without a rental car.
Read visitor infoAirport shuttle alternative
Private airport transfers instead of a shared shuttle — your group alone, direct to the terminal, price agreed first.
Compare the optionsCity taxi, upgraded
A fixed-price private car instead of the taxi rank — city-by-city guides across New Zealand.
See your citySuburb airport transfers
Local detail on the run to Auckland, Christchurch or Wellington Airport from your own suburb.
Find your suburbPrivate day tours & sightseeing
Keep the same driver for the day and shape the route around what you'd like to see nationwide.
See private toursBy-the-hour driver hire
A driver and vehicle held for a block of time — best when your travel starts and finishes in the same town.
Book hourly hireAirport transfers
Flight-tracked pickups and drop-offs at every main New Zealand airport, door to door.
Airport transfersCruise port transfers & shore days
Met at the terminal in Auckland, Tauranga, Akaroa or Picton — back on board well before all-aboard time.
Cruise transfersSki field transfers
Winter-ready vehicles and alpine drivers for Queenstown, Wānaka, Mt Hutt and Ruapehu — gear included.
Ski transfersCorporate & executive travel
Business accounts, client and staff runs, event movements and consolidated invoicing.
Talk to usGroups, fleets & rental car alternative
Multiple vehicles on one booking for larger parties, or a driven alternative to hiring a car.
Rental car alternativeWhat transfers and taxis cost
Plain answers on what moves the price of an airport run in New Zealand, and how a fixed total compares with a meter.
Fares & costsWeddings, balls & big occasions
Private transport for weddings, school balls, corporate events, funerals, large groups and accessible travel.
Occasion transportConcerts & event transport
Ride there and ride home for the big nights — concerts, festivals and events across New Zealand.
Event transport
Please note: by-the-hour driver hire is only suitable when your travel starts and finishes in the same town. If you're finishing somewhere else, book a private transfer or a day trip so your fare covers the driver's travel.