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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.
From 7 June 2022 three of Hastings' bus routes [41] have been replaced by three on-demand minibuses.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.
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.
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]
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. [citation needed]
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. [25] [26] Bee Card was added to Otago's Queenstown Ferries on 26 October 2022. [27] [28] [29]
Sunday services had already been switched to bus operation from 10 April 1949, and in December a route to Clyde Road via Ilam Road had started to serve State housing developments. This latter service became part of the Fendalton route when the new bus timetable was introduced on 6 February 1950.
An extra evening South Island Main Trunk (SIMT) passenger service for businessmen, to compete with the Starliner private buses on the Christchurch to Dunedin route, started in March 1953 with first-class, steam-heated NZR 56-foot carriages attached to overnight express freights 138 and 151 between Monday to Thursday, [7] departing Christchurch ...