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Oversimplified map of the Christchurch Metro Network New route 97 at the Pegasus terminus. 5/10/2020. On 8 December 2014, a new bus network was launched offering three types of bus services. Five colour-coded frequent bus routes (the High Frequency Services) run through Christchurch's major road corridors, connecting people to popular destinations.
Operation Otautahi Waka ('Christchurch transport') [2] was a commercial vehicle check on buses conducted by the New Zealand Police on 18 November 2010. [4] Christchurch Bus Services Ltd had four buses ordered off the road, which resulted in it being unable to operate a number of routes. These buses returned to duty the following day after repairs.
Construction of the Bus Interchange started in July 2014, after the projected completion date for the building. [6] The recovery plan identified ECan (Environment Canterbury, the regional council), CCC (Christchurch City Council), CERA (Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority), NZTA (NZ Transport Agency), and the private sector as project partners, [7] but the project was carried out by CERA. [8]
From 7 June 2022 three of Hastings' bus routes [41] have been replaced by three on-demand minibuses. [42] Palmerston North's public transport system consists of five bus routes, forming loops through the city's suburbs from a central station in the city's centre. [43] The outward and inward portions of each loop are given distinct labels.
Christchurch Bus Services Ltd operated Metro routes for Environment Canterbury in Christchurch and Timaru, as well as private charter services for groups and schools. It was purchased in December 2010 by Go Bus.
The local bus service, marketed as Metro, is provided by Environment Canterbury. [313] The topology of the network broadly follow a spoke–hub distribution paradigm, with major routes intersecting the city and crossing at the central Christchurch Bus Interchange. [313]
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]
The Christchurch Transport Board was an autonomous special-purpose municipal authority responsible for the construction, acquisition, and ownership of local transport assets and the operation of public transport services in the Christchurch region of New Zealand's South Island.