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Semi-orbital route 15 Ridge Runner links most inner suburbs but avoids the centre. The Mosgiel 77 semi-express service has a branch route 70 connecting at Green Island and a figure-8-shaped 80/81 Mosgiel Loop connecting on Mosgiel's main street, Gordon Rd. Transferring between routes, historically not a feature of Dunedin bus services, is more ...
This further increased acquisitions by NZR of small bus companies. [2] By 1954 the bus routes covered 6,000 miles (9,700 km), but generally at higher fares than the railways. For example, the 230 miles (370 km) Christchurch-Dunedin return journey cost £2 13s 6d by rail, but £3 10s by bus and took 7hr 10min on the fastest train, but 9hr by bus ...
From 7 June 2022 three of Hastings' bus routes [41] have been replaced by three on-demand minibuses.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.
Trolleybuses commenced operating in Dunedin on 24 December 1950 from Bond Street in the central business district to the Gardens. By 1958 trolleybuses had replaced all of the city's trams operating on 14 routes. It was progressively closed from 1969, with the final route closing in July 1979.
Passenger Transport Citibus buses at the Dunedin depot. Invercargill Passenger Transport Ltd was a bus company which operated public transport routes in Dunedin and Invercargill as well as school transport services in those cities as well as Queenstown and leisure and tourism transport services throughout the South Island of New Zealand
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]
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]
The current town was founded as Pembroke during the gold rush of the 19th century, and renamed to Wanaka in 1940. [3] Along with the rest of the Queenstown-Lakes District , Wānaka is growing rapidly, with the population increasing by 50% between 2005 and 2015.