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The Otago Regional Council designs routes and schedules, and contracts operation of bus services to two bus companies, Go Bus Transport and Ritchies Transport. The majority of bus routes in Dunedin normally operate at 30 minute headways, with 8 and 63 operating at 15 minute frequencies.
In early February 2014, Go Bus Transport agreed to purchase the urban, school, charter and special needs operations of Invercargill Passenger Transport, gaining around 200+ buses and depots in Christchurch, Queenstown, Dunedin, Invercargill and Gore. Go Bus took over Invercargill Passenger Transport on 1 April 2014.
The previous bus exchange in the city centre served as the principal bus interchange point and passenger hub for the Metro network. The Exchange had attracted interest from other worldwide city authorities investigating how to improve their bus services. Since the Bus Exchange opened in 2000, the number of people using the bus service had doubled.
The Transporting Services Licensing Act 1989 [76] introduced a distinction between commercial services and non-commercial bus services - where any operator believed they could provide a service without any financial contribution from the government. Some municipalities disposed of their incumbent bus operations, but Christchurch, Dunedin ...
Ritchies is a significant shareholder in InterCity. Ritchies Transport is a New Zealand private bus operator, owned by KKR. [1] It was established in 1972 and describes itself as "the largest privately owned bus and coach transport operator in New Zealand" with a fleet of over 1500 vehicles spread across depots nationwide. [2]
Go Bus Transport Ltd (Go Bus Regional) is a bus company operating in New Zealand owned by Australian-based transport operator Kinetic Group. [2] The company runs regional bus services in Hamilton, Hawke's Bay, Tauranga, Gisborne, Dunedin and Invercargill.
In using Manchester Street, Oxford Terrace, and Kilmore Street, the service followed the route of the proposed Northeast City tramline. Services ran on Mondays to Saturdays, no Sunday service. Christchurch's first trolley bus service commenced operation to Shirley on 1 April 1931, later extended to North Beach and the Brighton Pier on 5 July 1931.
Bee Card became available in Dunedin on 1 September 2020 and in Queenstown on 15 September 2020. The Bee Card led to increased bus passenger numbers in Dunedin due to its cheaper fares and simplified fare structure that was not zone-based. [26] [27] Bee Card was added to Otago's Queenstown Ferries on 26 October 2022. [28] [29] [30]