This is number Two of Three Amazing Rail Journey's through New Zealand . This journey starts in Picton at the tip of the South Island and ending in Christchurch . It goes from Picton , then to Blenheim after that it goes through Lake Grassmere and their Salt Works . Then it follows the Eastern Coast of the South Island along the shores of the Pacific Ocean . Stopping in Kaikorua and then proceeding on to Christchurch . This trip that is shown is the 1st rail trip after the Kaikoura Earthquakes as seen by the track works along the Pacific Coast . And the track was either cover with thousands of cubic metres of rock or washed into the sea by the landfalls , leaving a fully loaded Freight train stranded for around 12 months .