NZ road trip: getting across Cook Strait NZ

The site came up with a float plane from Picton to Wellington. While handy for those on foot the light planes cannot carry cars, trucks etc. There are two ferry companies with multiple daily sailings servicing the strait: Interislander and Bluebridge that can carry vehicles. https://www.interislander.co.nz/ and https://www.bluebridge.co.nz