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Bus hire and charter companies in the Manawatu / Wanganui region

noreply@blogger.com (OverThere.co.nz) — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 02:09:00 +0000

This is a list of companies that provide charter or for-hire buses in the Manawatu and Wanganui regions of New Zealand.

The place(s) in the district where the company has a depot or branch office are shown. But most companies provide bus charter services through out their own and neighbouring regions - while some are nationwide.

Some companies focus on particular types of charters (eg parties, luxury tour groups), while others are more general purpose, or run charter services alongside school-transport work.

About this list

This list is in alphabetical order.

Listing on this page is free for bona-fide bus and coach companies. Details are correct as at the date of publication.

If you know of any other companies with a base in the area, or any companies that have closed or changed name/details, please leave a comment at the bottom of the page.

Bus hire companies in Manawatu/Wanganui

Dempsey Buses (Ruapehu)

GoBus (Taihape)

InterCity (Depots in many towns and cities - and working relationships with local companies in others)

PJ's Party Bus (Palmerston North)

Ruapehu Connections (Ruapheu)

SuperShuttle (Palmerston North)

Tranzit Coachines (Wanganui, Palmerston North)

- incorporating Marton Coachlines & Rentals

Uzabus (Palmerston North)
(Incorporates Madge Coachlines, Palmerston North Coachline)

Withers Coachlines (Wanganui, Palmerston North)

WBL Bus and Coach (Dannevirke)
Incorporating White Bus Service

Bus hire and charter companies in the Hawkes Bay region

noreply@blogger.com (OverThere.co.nz) — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 01:56:00 +0000

This is a list of companies that provide charter or for-hire buses in the Hawkes Bay region of New Zealand.

The place(s) in the district where the company has a depot or branch office are shown. But most companies provide bus charter services through out their own and neighbouring regions - while some are nationwide.

Some companies focus on particular types of charters (eg parties, luxury tour groups), while others are more general purpose, or run charter services alongside school-transport work.

About this list

Bus hire companies in Hawke's Bay

Bay Tours (Napier)

Black Rose Limousine (Hawkes Bay)

Brun's Charters Services (Waipukurau)

GoBus (Wairoa, Napier, Hastings, Waipukurau)

InterCity (Depots in many towns and cities - and working relationships with local companies in others)

Super Shuttle (Napier)

Tranzit Coachlines (Whakatu / Havelock North)

Incorporating Nimon and Sons

Village Shuttle (Hawkes Bay - Havelock North)

WBL Bus and Coach (Hastngs, Waipawa)
Incorporating Waipawa Buses,

Public transport in New Zealand cities and towns

noreply@blogger.com (OverThere.co.nz) — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 22:45:00 +0000

Last updated: February 2023

Where to find information about buses, ferries and other public transport services within town, cities and regions in New Zealand.

North Island

Northland

Overall information from the regional council.

Northland: Buslink
Whangarei: http://citylinkwhangarei.co.nz/

Auckland

Auckland Transport - co-ordinates public transport across the whole region: Auckland central, Manukau, Waitakere and the North Shore.

Waikato

Hamilton City: http://www.busit.co.nz/Hamilton-routes/
Waikato region: http://www.busit.co.nz/Regional-services/

Bay of Plenty

Including Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatane - and services to the Coromandel and East Cape - BayBus

East Coast

Gisborne - GissyBus

Hawkes Bay

Including Napier, Taradale, Hastings, Flaxmere, Havelock North - Hawke's Bay Regional Council
GoBay bus service

Taranaki

Regional buses http://www.trc.govt.nz/taranaki-bus-information/ (AKA http://www.taranakibus.info )

Hospital and community bus: http://tdhb.org.nz/patients_visitors/transport_parking.shtml

Manawatu-Wanganui

Including Palmerston North, Massey, Hokowhitu, Foxton, Wanganui, Levin, Fielding Ashurst - Horizons Regional Council

Wellington

Including Wellington City, Lower and Upper Hutt, Porirua, Otaki, Wairarapa, Masterton - Metlink

South Island

Marlborough (Blenheim)

Information from Marlborough (Blenheim) Regional Council

Nelson

Nelson and Richmond: NBus

West Coast

This is New Zealand's public transport black hole! There are services for tourists, which locals can use. But no services designed for locals.

Canterbury

Canterbury (Christchurch, Rangiora, Timaru) - Metro

Smaller towns - Community Trust Vehicles

Otago

Regional transport website for Dunedin, and Oamaru

Dunedin buses (inc Port Chalmers, Mosgiel)
Queenstown buses and ferrys

Southland

Invercargill city
Regional services - Catch-a-Bus South

Multi-district

St John Health Shuttle
This service provides public transport for health-related purposes, now in a very wide range of areas.

List of regions in New Zealand and their most important towns and cities

noreply@blogger.com (OverThere.co.nz) — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 20:29:00 +0000

Because it's handy thing to have, this is a list of the regions in New Zealand, and the major towns and cities in each one:

Northland (Whangarei, Kaikohe, Kaitaia)
Auckland (Auckland, Manukau, Waitakere, North Shore)
Waikato (Hamilton, Cambridge, Tokoroa, Huntly,Taupo, Morrinsville, Raglan, Te Awamutu)
Bay of Plenty (Tauranga, Rotorua, Thames, Paeroa, Whakatane )
East Coast (Gisborne, Wairoa)
Hawkes Bay (Napier, Hastings, Havelock North)
Taranaki (New Plymouth, Stratford, Waitara, Hawera)
Manawatu-Wanganui (Palmerston North, Wanganui, Fielding, Levin Dannevirke, Foxton )
Wellington (Wellington, Lower Hutt / Hutt City, Upper Hutt, Porirua, Otaki, Wairarapa, Masterton)
Marlborough (Picton, Blenheim,Kaikoura)
Tasman (Nelson, Richmond, Motueka)
West Coast (Westport, Greymouth, Hokitika)
Canterbury (Christchurch, Rangiora, Timaru)
Otago (Dunedin and Oamaru)
Southland (Invercargill)

List of regions in New Zealand

noreply@blogger.com (OverThere.co.nz) — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 20:26:00 +0000

Because it's handy thing to have, this is a list of the regions in New Zealand:

Northland
Auckland
Waikato
Bay of Plenty
Gisborne
Hawkes Bay
Taranaki
Manawatu-Wanganui
Wellington
Marlborough
Nelson
Tasaman
West Coast
Canterbury
Otago
Southland

Notes:

Sometimes, Nelson and Tasman are combined.
Gisborne is sometimes called East Coast

Bus hire and charter companies in New Zealand

noreply@blogger.com (OverThere.co.nz) — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 20:18:00 +0000

Hiring or chartering a bus can be an effective way to provide transport for a group of people:

At the time when you want (not constrained by regular bus timetables)
Where you want (you don't have to use normal bus routes)
With as many seats as you need (there won't be any other passengers on the bus).

Most bus-hire companies are based in one region, though a few have several offices. But almost all companies are willing to travel to wherever you want to go. Click on a region-name to see a list of bus-charter companies based in that area:

Northland (Whangarei, Kaikohe, Kaitaia)
Auckland (Auckland, Manukau, Waitakere, North Shore)
Waikato (Hamilton, Cambridge, Tokoroa, Huntly,Taupo, Morrinsville, Raglan, Te Awamutu)
Bay of Plenty (Tauranga, Rotorua, Thames, Paeroa, Whakatane )
East Coast (Gisborne, Wairoa)
Hawkes Bay (Napier, Hastings, Havelock North)
Taranaki (New Plymouth, Stratford, Waitara, Hawera)
Manawatu-Wanganui (Palmerson North, Whanganui, Fielding, Levin Dannevirke, Foxton )
Wellington (Wellington, Lower Hutt / Hutt City, Upper Hutt, Porirua, Otaki, Wairarapa, Masterton)
Nelson and Marlborough (Nelson, Richmond, Motueka, Picton, Blenheim, Kaikoura)
West Coast (Westport, Greymouth, Hokitika)
Canterbury (Christchurch, Rangiora, Timaru)
Otago (Dunedin and Oamaru)
Southland (Invercargill)

Public transport abbreviations and TLAs

noreply@blogger.com (OverThere.co.nz) — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 20:01:00 +0000

This is a list of abbreviations that you might see in information about public transport in New Zealand.

Another useful list of definitions of phrases used in transport planning is available here on the NZTA website.

Can't find what you're looking for?

If there are abbreviations or three-letter-acronyns that you cannot find here or is that list - please leave a comment in the Comments box at the bottom of the page, and we'll try to track them down for you.

Abbreviation	Meaning
AMETI	Auckland Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative is a group of projects that will give residents of South Eastern suburbs improved transport choices.
ARTA	Auckland Regional Transport Authority. Controlled by the Auckland Regional Council (ARC), this was the coordinating agency for transport in the Auckland Region of New Zealand between 2004 and 2010. It provided public transport services, assigned funding and subsidies, and advised on region-wide transport. It was replaced by Auckland Transport.
AT	Auckland Transport - the government body responsible for transport in the Auckland region, except for state-highways. (In other regions, the regional council is responsible for transport.)
CRL	City Rail Link. A project to extend the train services in inner city Auckland. Read more about it here.
HOP	A public transport smart-card, initially used in Auckland.
MOT	The Ministry of Transport. See Who is Responsible for Public Transport in New Zealand for details about their role.
NZTA	New Zealand Transport Authority. See Who is Responsible for Public Transport in New Zealand for details about their role.
PTUA	Public Transport Users Association - an Auckland-based public transport lobby group. http://ptua.org.nz/
PT	Public transport (know as public tranzit in some countries). People have different ideas about what actually counts as public transport and what doesn't. The definition used on this website is "any transport using equipment that you don't own" - see What is public transport anyway? for more about this.
PTOM	Public Transport Operating Model - see See Who is Responsible for Public Transport in New Zealand for more information about it.
RoNS	Roads of National Significance
SMART	Southwest Multimodal Airport Rail Transit. A project to improve public transport to and from Auckland Airport - and also for the people who live and work in the area around the airport.
TFUG	Transport for Future Urban Growth. A 2016 project, about the transport networks that may be needed over the next 30 years in the Auckland area.

Bus hire and charter companies in Southland

noreply@blogger.com (OverThere.co.nz) — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 12:48:00 +0000

This is a list of companies that provide charter or for-hire buses in the Southland region of New Zealand.

The place(s) in the district where the company has a depot or branch office are shown. But most companies provide bus charter services through out their own and neighbouring regions - while some are nationwide.

Some companies focus on particular types of charters (eg parties, luxury tour groups), while others are more general purpose, or run charter services alongside school-transport work.

About this list

Bus hire companies in the Southland region

GoBus (Invercargill)
Formerly Invercargill Passenger Transport Ltd

InterCity (Depots in many towns and cities - and working relationships with local companies in others)

McDermotts Coachlines no website, contact on 3-218 2419 (Winton)

Ritchies
Gore (serving Balclutha, Clinton , Milton, Owaka, Riversdale, Tapanui, Te Anau, Wyndham)

Bus hire and charter companies in the Otago region

noreply@blogger.com (OverThere.co.nz) — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 12:42:00 +0000

This is a list of companies that provide charter or for-hire buses in the Otago region of New Zealand.

The place(s) in the district where the company has a depot or branch office are shown. But most companies provide bus charter services through out their own and neighbouring regions - while some are nationwide.

Some companies focus on particular types of charters (eg parties, luxury tour groups), while others are more general purpose, or run charter services alongside school-transport work.

About this list

Bus hire companies in the Otago region

Alpine Connexions (Wanaka)

Central Motorways Ltd (Queenstown, Wanaka, Dunedin)

Coastline Tours (Oamaru)

Dunedin Airport Shuttles (Dunedin)

Glenorchy Journeys (Queenstown)

GoBus (Alexandra, Queenstown, Dunedin)

Good Company Tours (Dunedin)

Grayline Tours Queenstown

Guthreys Coach Hire (Queenstown)

Headfirst (Dunedin, Oamaru, Wanaka)

Hoppit Tours (Dunedin)

Iconic Tours (Dunedin)

InterCity (Depots in many towns and cities - and working relationships with local companies in others)

Johnstons Coachlines Queenstown)

Kiwi Shuttles (Dunedin)

Knight Rider (Dunedin)

McDermotts Coachlines No website, contact by phone +64 3-236 7921 (Winton)

Milford Sound Select (Queenstown)

Monarch Wildlife Tours (Dunedin)

O'Brien Shuttles (Dunedin)

Oceania Coachlines (Queenstown)

Otago Heritage Bus Society (Dunedin)

Otago Road Services (Dunedin)

Pacific Tourways Ltd (Queenstown)

Pearson Coachlines (Oamaru)

Resort Transport Queenstown

Ritchies Oamaru, Dunedin,

SuperShuttle (Dunedin)

Tinto Bus Services - no website, phone 3-453 5673 (Kaikorai Valley - Dunedin)

Tracknet (Te Anau)

Bus hire and charter companies in the Canterbury region

noreply@blogger.com (OverThere.co.nz) — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 12:36:00 +0000

This is a list of companies that provide charter or for-hire buses in the Canterbury region of New Zealand.

The place(s) in the district where the company has a depot or branch office are shown. But most companies provide bus charter services through out their own and neighbouring regions - while some are nationwide.

Some companies focus on particular types of charters (eg parties, luxury tour groups), while others are more general purpose, or run charter services alongside school-transport work.

About this list

Bus hire companies in the Canterbury region

Advance Strathmore (Christchurch)

Akaroa French Connection (Akaroa)

Akaroa Shuttles (Akaroa)

Akaroa Tours and Taxi (Akaroa)

Ashburton Bus & Coach Services No website: phone 3 308 4816 (Ashburton)

Auckland Bus Hire Company (Christchurch)

Banbury Rentals (Christchurch)

Beckley Coaches 03 3087646 (Ashburton)

Budget Bus Shuttles (Timaru)

Call Jeeves (Christchurch)

Central Motorways Ltd (Christchurch)

Christchurch Coach Charters (Christchurch)

Clarks Coachline (Christchurch)

GoBus (Christchurch, Kaiapoi)
- includes Hawarden Garage and Transport

Good Time Tours http://www.goodtimetours.biz/ (Christchurch)

Grayline Tours Christchurch

Guthreys Coach Hire (Christchurch)

Hanmer Connection (Hanmer Springs)

Hamner Tours and Shuttles (Hanmer Springs)

Hassle Free Tours (Christchurch)

InterCity (Depots in many towns and cities - and working relationships with local companies in others)

Leopard Coachlines (Christchurch)

Methven Connection (Methven)

McKeich Coachlines No website, phone 03 308 8536 (Ashburton)

Murrays Coach Hire (Christchurch)

Oceania Coachlines (Christchurch)

Oxford Shuttle And Tours No website, phone: 03 312 1360 (Oxford)

Pacific Tourways Ltd (Christchurch)

Pearson Coachlines (Ashburton)

Landways Travel / Rangiora Shuttles No website, phone 03 313 3834 or email: landways@maxnet.co.nz (Rangiora)

Red Travel (Christchurch)

Reesby Coaches (Christchurch)

Ritchies (Christchurch, Ashburton, Chatham Islands, Geraldine, Fairlie, Timaru, Temuka)

Selwyn Shuttle (Selwyn - Canterbury)

South Canterbury Community Bus Services (Geraldine, Waimate, Twizel, Tekapo)

Steve's Shuttle

SuperShuttle (Christchurch)

Tiger Shuttles (Rangiora)

Torlesse Travel (Darfield, Rangiora, Oxford - Canterbury)

Bus hire and charter companies in the West Coast region

noreply@blogger.com (OverThere.co.nz) — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 12:28:00 +0000

This is a list of companies that provide charter or for-hire buses on the West Coast region of New Zealand.

The place(s) in the district where the company has a depot or branch office are shown. But most companies provide bus charter services through out their own and neighbouring regions - while some are nationwide.

Some companies focus on particular types of charters (eg parties, luxury tour groups), while others are more general purpose, or run charter services alongside school-transport work.

About this list

Bus hire companies in the West Coast

East West Coaches Westport

Hike'n'Bike Shuttles Westport

InterCity (Depots in many towns and cities - and working relationships with local companies in others)

Kea Heritage Tours Greymouth

Ritchies (Greymouth & Reefton, Westport, Hokitika)

West Coast Shuttle Greymouth

Bus hire and charter companies in the Nelson / Marlborough region

noreply@blogger.com (OverThere.co.nz) — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 12:23:00 +0000

This is a list of companies that provide charter or for-hire buses in the Nelson / Marlborough region of New Zealand.

The place(s) in the district where the company has a depot or branch office are shown. But most companies provide bus charter services through out their own and neighbouring regions - while some are nationwide.

Some companies focus on particular types of charters (eg parties, luxury tour groups), while others are more general purpose, or run charter services alongside school-transport work.

About this list

Bus hire companies in Nelson and Marlborough

Abel Tasman Aquataxi (Not a bus service - but equally useful in this area!)

Abel Tasman Coachlines (Nelson)

Bay Tours Nelson (Nelson - serving Motueka, Mapua, Kaiteretere and Motuere)

Blenheim Bus Lines (Blenheim)

Blenheim Shuttles (Blenheim)

CB Charters (Picton)

Golden Bay Coachlines (Takaka)

Grapelander Tours (Blenheim)

HeaphyBus (Upper Motere - Nelson)

InterCity (Depots in many towns and cities - and working relationships with local companies in others)

Karamea Connections (no website, phone 03 7826 767, or 03 7826 838) (Karamea)

Karamea Motors and Taxis (no website, phone 3-782 6757) (Karamea - Nelson)

Marlborough Shuttles (Blenheim)

Marlborough Sounds Shuttles (Picton)

Marlborough Tour Company (Blenheim)

Maxicab Shuttles (Nelson)

Michael Boyton Bus Charter Tours (Motueka - Nelson)

Nelson Coaches (Nelson)

Nelson Lakes Shuttles (Nelson)

Parky's Charters (Blenheim)

Ritchies Blenheim, Kaikoura

Roadtrips Marlborough (Blenheim)

Wadsworth Motors (Nelson)

Bus hire and charter companies in the Wellington region

noreply@blogger.com (OverThere.co.nz) — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 12:18:00 +0000

This is a list of companies that provide charter or for-hire buses in the Wellington region of New Zealand.

The place(s) in the district where the company has a depot or branch office are shown. But most companies provide bus charter services through out their own and neighbouring regions - while some are nationwide.

Some companies focus on particular types of charters (eg parties, luxury tour groups), while others are more general purpose, or run charter services alongside school-transport work.

About this list

Bus hire companies in Wellington

Coast Coachlines (Kapiti Coast)

Combined Shuttles (Wellington)

Go Wellington (Wellington)

Guthreys Coach Hire (Wellington)

InterCity (Depots in many towns and cities - and working relationships with local companies in others)

Kapiti Coach Tours (Kapiti Coast - Wellington, Hutt Valley, Porirua)

Kapiti 4 Seasons Tours (Kapiti)

New Zealand Coach (Hutt Valley - Wellington, Kapiti, Porirua)

NZ Bus (GO Wellington, Valley Flyer) (Wellington, Lower Hutt)

Peka Peka Tours and Charters (Kapiti Coast)

SuperShuttle (Wellington)

Tranzit Coachines (Masterton, Wellington)

Withers Coachlines (Wellington)

Bus hire and charter companies in the Taranaki region

noreply@blogger.com (OverThere.co.nz) — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 11:58:00 +0000

This is a list of companies that provide charter or for-hire buses in the Taranaki region of New Zealand.

The place(s) in the district where the company has a depot or branch office are shown. But most companies provide bus charter services through out their own and neighbouring regions - while some are nationwide.

Some companies focus on particular types of charters (eg parties, luxury tour groups), while others are more general purpose, or run charter services alongside school-transport work.

About this list

Bus hire companies in Taranaki

Atlas Passenger Transport (Hawera)

Dalroy Tours (New Plymouth)

InterCity (Depots in many towns and cities - and working relationships with local companies in others)

Scott's Airport Shuttle (New Plymouth)

Tranzit Coachines (New Plymouth)

Withers Coachlines (New Plymouth)

Bus hire and charter companies in the Waikato region

noreply@blogger.com (OverThere.co.nz) — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 11:53:00 +0000

This is a list of companies that provide charter or for-hire buses in the Waikato region of New Zealand.

The place(s) in the district where the company has a depot or branch office are shown. But most companies provide bus charter services through out their own and neighbouring regions - while some are nationwide.

Some companies focus on particular types of charters (eg parties, luxury tour groups), while others are more general purpose, or run charter services alongside school-transport work.

About this list

Bus hire companies in the Waikato

Aerolink Shuttles (Cambridge, Hamilton, Te Awamutu, Matamata, Tauranga, Rotorua)

Absolute Aotearoa (Taupo)

>Adventure Shuttles (Taupo)

Alpine Hot Bus - no website, phone +64 7 378 4839 (Taupo)

Alpine Scenic Tours (Taupo)

Backyard Tours (Taupo)

Bus With Us (Thames)

Cambridge Travel Lines (Cambridge)

Dobson Motors No website, contact phone 7-878 8025 (Te Kuiti)

Easy Rider (Hamilton)

Great Lake Shuttles (Taupo)

Greenline Coaches (Morrinsville)

GoBus (Hamilton, Tauramanui)

Jim's Shuttle & Tours No website 07-853 6482 (Hamilton)

InterCity (Depots in many towns and cities - and working relationships with local companies in others)

Karapiro Charters Karapiro - Waikato

Leisuretime Tours (Hamilton)

Minibus Express Hamilton

Murphy Buses (Coromandel)

Nimon and Sons (Taupo)

Pavlovich Coachlines (Hamilton)

Perry Buses No website, contact phone +64 7-876 7570 (Te Kuiti)

Roadcat Shuttles (Hamilton)

SuperShuttle (Hamilton)

Tairua Bus (Paeroa)

Taupo Private Transfers Ltd (Taupo)

Taupo Tours and Charters (Taupo)

Trikiso Buses (Hamilton)

Turangi Alpine Shuttles / Turangi Coachlines (Turangi)

Turley Motors (Te Aroha)

WBL Bus and Coach (Taupo)

Valley Charters No website, contact phone +64 7-357 2544 (Ngongotaha, Rotorua)

Bus hire and charter companies in the Gisborne / East Coast region

noreply@blogger.com (OverThere.co.nz) — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 12:30:00 +0000

This is a list of companies that provide charter or for-hire buses in the Gisborne / East Cape region of New Zealand.

The place(s) in the district where the company has a depot or branch office are shown. But most companies provide bus charter services through out their own and neighbouring regions - while some are nationwide.

Some companies focus on particular types of charters (eg parties, luxury tour groups), while others are more general purpose, or run charter services alongside school-transport work.

About this list

Bus hire companies in the Gisborne region

GoBus (Gisborne)

InterCity (Depots in many towns and cities - and working relationships with local companies in others)

WBL Bus and Coach (Gisborne, Wairoa)

Bus hire and charter companies in the Bay of Plenty

noreply@blogger.com (OverThere.co.nz) — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 12:24:00 +0000

This is a list of companies that provide charter or for-hire buses in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand.

The place(s) in the district where the company has a depot or branch office are shown. But most companies provide bus charter services through out their own and neighbouring regions - while some are nationwide.

Some companies focus on particular types of charters (eg parties, luxury tour groups), while others are more general purpose, or run charter services alongside school-transport work.

About this list

Bus hire companies in the Bay of Plenty (Tauranga / Rotorua / Whakatane) region

A-B Shuttles No website: +64 7-867 7544 (Ngatea)

Auckland Bus Hire Company (Rotorua)

Bayline Coaches (Tauranga)

Bethlehem Coachlines (Tauranga)
(Incorporates Guys Coaches)

Bloke with a Bus http://www.blokewithabus.co.nz/ (Rotorua)

Bus with Us (Thames)

City Transfer Services Rotorua

Focus Tours Whangamata

Go Bus - Bay of Plenty (Tauranga and Te Puke)

Headfirst Rotorua

InterCity (Depots in many towns and cities - and working relationships with local companies in others)

Luxury Airport Shuttles (Tauranga)

Mount Classics (Mt Maunganui)

Reesby Coaches (Rotorua)

Ritchies (Rotorua)

Royale Coachlines (Tauranga)

SuperShuttle (Rotorua)

Uzabus (Tauranga, Whakatane)
(Incorporates Kawerau Coaches, Ranui Buses (0potiki), Bayline Coaches, TransBay Coaches)

Waihi Shuttles (Waihi)

Zealandier Tours (Mt Maunganui)

Bus hire and charter companies in the Auckland region

noreply@blogger.com (OverThere.co.nz) — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 12:17:00 +0000

This is a list of companies that provide charter or for-hire buses in the Auckland region of New Zealand.

The place(s) in the district where the company has a depot or branch office are shown. But most companies provide bus charter services through out their own and neighbouring regions - while some are nationwide.

Some companies focus on particular types of charters (eg parties, luxury tour groups), while others are more general purpose, or run charter services alongside school-transport work.

About this list

Bus hire companies in the Auckland region

AA Coaches (Auckland)

All SeasoNZ Coachlines (Auckland)

Auckland Bus Hire Company (Auckland)

Bayes Coachlines (Auckland)

Birkenhead Transport (Auckland)

Bus Hire Auckland (Auckland)

Bus Travel NZ (Auckland)

Central Motorways Ltd (Auckland)

Explorer Tours (Auckland)

GoBus Auckland

Grayline Tours Auckland

Greenline Coaches (Auckland)

Gubbs Motors / Seemore Tours Auckland

Guthreys Coach Hire (Auckland)

InterCity (Depots in many towns and cities - and working relationships with local companies in others)

Johnstons Coachlines (Auckland)

Leabourn Passenger Service (Auckland)

Murphy Buses (Auckland)

Murrays Coach Hire (Auckland)

NZ Bus (North, Central, West and South Auckland)
includes: Metrolink, Northstar, GoWest, Waka Pacific

Oceania Coachlines (Auckland)

Odessy Buses (Auckland)

Pacific Tourways Ltd (Auckland)

Pavlovich Coachlines (Auckland)

Party Bus (Auckland)

Reesby Coaches (Auckland)

Ritchies (Helensville - servicing Orewa, North Shore, West Auckland)

Roadcat Shuttles (Auckland)

Stray Travel (Auckland)

SuperShuttle (Auckland)

Taxcservice (Auckland)

Tranzit Coachines (Auckland)

Voyager Coachlines (Auckland)

Waiheke Executive Transport (Waiheke Island)

Withers Coachlines (Auckland)

Bus hire and charter companies in Northland

noreply@blogger.com (OverThere.co.nz) — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 12:03:00 +0000

This is a list of companies that provide charter or for-hire buses in the Northland region of New Zealand.

The place(s) in the district where the company has a depot or branch office are shown. But most companies provide bus charter services through out their own and neighbouring regions - while some are nationwide.

Some companies focus on particular types of charters (eg parties, luxury tour groups), while others are more general purpose, or run charter services alongside school-transport work.

About this list

Bus hire companies in Northland

Caves Buses No website, Phone 09 430 8889 (Whangarei)

Clarks Coachline (Kawakawa)

InterCity (Depots in many towns and cities - and working relationships with local companies in others)

Leabourn Passenger Service (Wellsford - Northland)

Norman's Coaches (Whangarei)

NORTHbus (now part of NZ Bus) (Whangarei)

Petricevich Tours (Kaitaia)

Ritchies (Whangarei, Northland - serving Mangakahia, Opononi, Maungakaramea, Ruakaka, Kohukohu, Dargaville)

SuperShuttle (Kerikeri)

Whangarei Bus Service (Whangarei)

Whangarei Coastal Commuter (Tutukaka - Northland)

Who is responsible for public transport in New Zealand

noreply@blogger.com (OverThere.co.nz) — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 22:26:00 +0000

A number of different groups of people are responsible for some aspects of public transport. This article gives a quick outline of who they are, and what they are responsible for.

Ministry of Transport

This is a government department, which is responsible for "ensuring our transport system helps New Zealanders thrive".

They don't actually run the public transport system - but they do get everyone to agree about how it will work.

The "Public Transport Operating Model" (PTOM) is the official name for the current agreement for urban bus and ferry services. It was agreed by the governement in 2011, and started operating on on 13 June 2013. It aims to:

Make public transport services more commercial - ideally so they don't need any subsidy, and
Convince everyone that public transport is priced efficiently and that if someone could provide a better or cheaper services, they can do this.

It is a "planning, procurement and business development framework". This means it describes how planning will work, and how subsidies will be given out.

It asks regional councils, bus and ferry companies to be "partners" in planning and running public transport services, to help them to "deliver... affordable urban bus and ferry services that people want to use." ref: Public Transport Operating Model (18-March-2015)

And it gives permission for tenders to provide public transport services to be judged on price and on other factors, including the company previous performance. (In the past, because they were spending government money, people letting government tenders have to choose the one with the lowest price).

New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA)

This is a Crown entity and is responsible for "promoting safe and functional transport by land, including the ... driver and vehicle licensing and investigating rail accidents". Some of the things it does are:

Guiding regional councils about their public transport work
Approving the process for how regional councils let contracts for subsidised public transport services
Paying for infrastructure (eg bus-stations, cycle-lanes)
Monitoring how public transport overall is working, and researching ways to make it better
Planning and funding transport for people with disabilities (Total Mobility) and people over 65 (SuperGold).

Regional councils (and Auckland Transport)

These are local government organisations, and have to do these things for their area:

Make a Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP) - planning for all types of transport (public and private)
Make a Regional Public Transport Plan (RPTP) - planning for the types of public transport services that are needed, and how to pay for them (including government subsidisies in some cases).
Monitor the region's transport network
Provide information about public transport
Build public transport infrastructure (eg bus station, shelters)
Register passenger services that are available to the general public and will pick-up or set-down in the area.

The last point, about "register passenger services .. " is particularly interesting. The Ministry of Transport guidelines more-or-less say that anyone who had vehicles and drivers that meet the legal requirements can register and thus operate a service. But some regional councils (at least) are clear that they have the right to refuse to register a service - and that if they decline to register a bus service, it may not pick up or set down passengers in the area. One example of the approach which a council uses to make decisions like this is found here

As well as these central rules, some councils have local aims too, eg promoting carpooling, cycling and walking to reducing vehicle emissions - these are agreed by the elected regional councillors.

Bus companies and ferry companies

Companies which actually run public transport services are responsible for:

Running the bus and ferry services as agreed with the regional council
Talking to the regional council about what changes are needed to the public transport system, and work with them to make these changes

Other companies

There are many other companies who run some parts of the public transport system in New Zealand.

They include shuttles, bicycle-hire, taxis, aeroplaces, tourism companies, etc. The licencing and operating rules are different for each of them: some have other government agencies which set rules about how they work, while others (eg bicycle hire) have almost no rules to follow.

Bus stations in New Zealand

noreply@blogger.com (OverThere.co.nz) — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 22:08:00 +0000

Answering the question "Where is the bus-station?" is complicated in New Zealand.

Many places don't actually a specific bus-station, there is just a bus stop on the roadside, which is used by all the bus companies that stop in the the town..

In the larger cities, there is usually one or more bus-exchange or similar. And it may be where all buses operate from - but sometimes long-distance coaches and InterCity buses may have a different office location again.

In smaller cities and towns, there might be a bus-station attached to the railway station. Or the i-SITE tourist information office may function as a bus station, sellng tickets for all the long-distances buses and with a bus-stop outside which is used by regional and long-distance buses. Or there might just be one bus-stop which is the central point for these buses, with no office or passenger facilities. The latter approach is common if a company other than InterCity is the main bus-company in the area.

And lots of locations have a bus-depot or bus-garage. Usually this is a place where buses park overnight or are dispatched from, not a people can catch the bus - although there is sometimes regular bus-stop right out side the door.

The following list of main town and cities, sorted roughly from top to bottom of the country shows the bus-station location in each pace. Don't assume that all buses stop at this place though - always check with your bus company which stop they used..

List of New Zealand bus-station addresses

Kaitaia	Corner South Rd and Matthews Ave - Behind Te Ahu Centre
Kaikohe	Kaikohe Bus Company 4 Mangakahia Rd
Whangarei	Intercity buses: Northland Coach & Travel Centre, 3C Bank St, Whangarei City buses: Rose Street Bus Terminus
Auckland	Auckland central and south: Britomart Transport Centre Sky City Bus Terminal, 102 Hobson St, Auckland Manukau: Leyton Way Outside foodcourt Papakura: 2 - 10 Railway St West, Opposite Countdown, Papakura Northern Busway stations: Albany - Elliott Rose Ave: west of the motorway at the Oteha Valley Rd interchange. Constellation - east of the motorway at Constellation Drive. Sunnynook - north of Sunnynook Rd, on the eastern side of the motorway. Smales Farm - east side of the motorway, by Smales Farm Technology Office Park. Akoranga - east side of the motorway, just north of Esmonde Rd interchange.
Hamilton	Hamilton Transport centre, 373 Anglesea St (corner Bryce St and Anglesea S)
Taumarunui	Outside the Railway Station / i-SITE, 116 Hakiaha St
Thames	iSite Visitor Information Centre 200 Mary Street
Tauranga	Wharf St - Outside library and i-SITE
Rotorua	Tourism Rotorua, 1167 Fenton St
Whakatane	Outside Whakatane i-SITE, Quay St
Gisborne	Intercity: Outside Gisborne i-SITE, 209 Grey St Local buses: Bright St.
Wairoa	Outside Wairoa i-SITE, 54a Queen St
New Plymouth	Bus Centre, 19 Ariki St, New Plymouth
Taupo	i-SITE 30 Tongariro Street
Napier	12 Carlyle Street, Napier
Hastings	Bus Shelter opposite Subway, 117 Russell St
Palmerston North	Next to the i-SITE inside The Square carpark, Bays 1 through 5
Wanganui	Travel Centre 156 Ridgway St
Masterton	Tranzit Depot, 316 Queen St, Masterton
Porirua	Platform 1, Railway Station, Station Rd (off Lyttleton Ave)
Lower Hutt	Waterloo Interchange, Cambridge Tce/Trafalgar Square and Oxford Tce. (Many buses run via Queensgate, 13 Bunny St and this is a major stop)
Upper Hutt	Railway Staton, Station Cresent (off Fergusson Dr, near Princes St)
Wellington	Long-distance buses: Railway Station, Platform 9 City buses: 3-21 Lambton Quay
Picton	Auckland Street - and Outside Main Entrance of Interislander Ferry Terminal
Nelson	Travel Centre, 27 Bridge Street
Motueka	Motueka Information Cente i-SITE, 20 Wallace St
Takaka	Information Centre, SH 60
Westport	Outside Westport i-SITE,123 Palmerston Street
Greymouth	Greymouth Railway Station, 164 MacKay St
Hokitika	Hokitika Travel Centre and Kiwi house, 64 Tancred St
Kaikoura	North Bound - Outside The Fish Tank Lodge, 86 West End, South Bound - 1 of 3 Bus Stops by Public Carpark between Public toilets and i-Site on West End
Christchurch	Bus Interchange / Whakawhitinga Pahi: Corner of Colombo and Lichfield Streets, access also from Tuam St. Includes a Regional Platform where city and long distance buses connect. All Newmans Coach Lines buses (to Tekapo/Queenstown): Rolleston Avenue, outside the Canterbury Museum (nearest intersection Worcester Boulevard).
Ashburton	Adjacent to the i-SITE Visitor Centre, East St
Timaru	Travel Centre Railway Station, 1 Station St
Oamaru	Bus Stop outside Public Toilets, Eden St
Dunedin	Ritchies Intercity Travel 7 Halsey Street near the corner of Sturdee Street.
Queenstown	7 Athol St, Queenstown
Invercargill	Gala St, outside the museum and iSite Invercargill Information Centre
Gore	Outside Visitor Centre 16 Hokonui Dr

Frequently asked questions about public transport

noreply@blogger.com (OverThere.co.nz) — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 00:23:00 +0000

What is public transport?

How is public transport organised in New Zealand?

Who is responsible for public transport in New Zealand?

Where can I find out about bus services in New Zealand towns and cities?

Where are the bus stations?

What is public transport?

noreply@blogger.com (OverThere.co.nz) — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 00:20:00 +0000

OverThere believes that public transport is

Any way of getting from one place to another using something which you don't own.

This might be a local scheduled bus, a cable-car, a taxi, a ferry, an aeroplane, a rental car - or even a hired bicycle.

We know that some types of public transport are more useful - and cheaper - than others: not many people can afford to charter a helicopter to take them to work. So most of our information is about the most common types of public transport. (Can you guess - it's the bus!) But focus in this website is on how you can "get around when you're over there" - not what type of service you use, or how the government organises it.

But there are other answers.

Some people think that "public transport" is transport that is subsidised - or even totally paid-for - by the government.

Other think that it's transport which people share with other people. So scheduled aeroplanes count - but taxis don't. Wikipedia supports this approach, saying:

Public transport (North American English: public transportation or public transit) is a shared passenger transport service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, carpooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.

The New Zealand government thinks that public transport is:

A service for the carriage of passengers for hire or reward by means of a large passenger service vehicle; a small passenger service vehicle; a ferry; a hovercraft; a rail vehicle; or any other mode of transport (other than air transport) that runs to a schedule and is available to the public generally. It does not include:

A taxi service;

A dial-a-driver service;

A shuttle service;

An ambulance service;

A private hire service

A service:

that is contracted or funded by the Ministry of Education for the purpose of transporting school children to and from school

carrying passengers that is operated to transport all those passengers to a predetermined event

that is operated primarily for the purpose of providing a tourism experience, rather than for transporting people from place to place.

Ref: Guidelines for Regional Public Transport Plans, 2013 - glossary

How is public transport organised in New Zealand

noreply@blogger.com (OverThere.co.nz) — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 08:29:00 +0000

New Zealand is a long, skinny country.

Half of all Kiwi's live in the top half of the North Island.

Around 400 people live on Stewart Island.

Auckland (1.37 million people) and Wellington (449,000 people) are large enough that they have local (suburban) train services, as well as extensive bus networks.

Tauranga (117.000), Taupo (32,000) and Twizel (1200) are very different again.

Queen Charlotte Sound has lots of places that are easier to get to by boat - and Auckland has off-shore islands with thousands of permanent residents. Some people live in Levin and work in Wellington. Others choose to go to university at the other end of the country and hardly go home all year.

And there are big areas where hardly anyone lives at all!

Putting it all together, there is no way that one public transport service or even one type of public transport could meet everyone's needs.

Instead, each region has its own approach.

Until now, this has meant that there was no one public-transport website, either. But we're changing that: OverThere aims to show a comprehensive view of all the public transport options, and link you to information about the services you need.

Travel between the islands in New Zealand

noreply@blogger.com (OverThere.co.nz) — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:55:00 +0000

To travel between the bottom of the North Island and the top of the South Island, try:

The Interislander - the classic Cook Strait ferry experience, originally part of New Zealand railways service.

Bluebridge - the fast-ferry service.

View over Wellington's south-coast, from the Interislander.