#BusNews: The Otago Regional Council has endorsed the proposed reintroduction of Transport Liaison Groups in Dunedin and Queenstown, to better strengthen operational feedback from public transport users.

#BusNews: Tekapo Bus has shared photos of their new bus.

The bus is a Yutong D7 which is due due to start service on October 1, the bus will run daily connecting Lake Tekapo, Fairlie, Geraldine, Ashburton and Christchurch Airport.

#BusNews: Tranzit Coachlines has had Earthworks Taranaki Limited repairing potholes and levelling the Tranzit Coachlines Taranaki yard.

#BusNews: NZ Transit Buzz can confirm all 5 electric articulated buses for use on Route 2 in Wellington have arrived in New Zealand.

The buses are presently in Auckland being prepared for service before being driven to Wellington and delivered to Kinetic’s Karori Depot.

#BusNews: Wellington may lose some bus services as a funding crunch hits the regional council - but the head of public transport says unlike the infamous chaos-causing “bustastrophe”, quality matters more this time around.

Via The Post: www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610...

#BusNews: Ruapehu District Council has opened a survey to understand what is needed to strengthen the case for restoring the Taumarunui and Hamilton transport connection.

MORE: www.ruapehudc.govt.nz/our-council/...

#BusNews: Residents of an Auckland retirement village say they can’t wait another decade for a bus stop shelter to be installed at a vital link to a major transport hub.

Via Scoop: auckland.scoop.co.nz/2026/09/auck...

#BusNews: Transport Minister Chris Bishop says the law prevents him from promising even one new bus in Greater Christchurch in the coming years.

But the Government does want to improve the city’s public transport services.

Via The Press: www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3610...

#BusNews: The WOW Wanderer operated by Tranzit Coachlines has returned for 2026.

The free hop on/hop off bus loop service operates around Wellington for WOW 2026 ticket holders helping them explore the Capital City.

#BusNews: There are route and timetable changes are coming to Dunedin’s bus network from October 1.

Changes Include:
A new daily Ōamaru–Dunedin service will begin as an extension of Route 1
Routes 3 and 50 replaced with routes 30 & 35

#BusNews: Metro Canterbury has announced they will be welcoming 4 double-decker buses onto the Route 84/85 Rolleston/City direct services in 2027.

Route testing is currently underway with GB3955.

#BusNews: Ongoing stormwater drainage works and related Eastern Busway construction has been hard to live with for some Pakūranga Heights residents.

Via Times: www.times.co.nz/business/fru...

#BusNews: Wellington City Council’s Te Hoe Matua | City Strategy and Delivery Committee voted to introduce a newpublic transport route along Harbour Quays.

The new route aims to ease congestion and capacity issues along the existing central bus spine.

#BusNews: Horizons Regional Council says its redesigned Connect bus networks in Feilding and Whanganui have seen positive passenger growth since they were launched earlier this year.

Via Inside Government: insidegovernment.co.nz/new-whanganu...

#busNews: Metro Canterbury has rolled out special Not In Service signs to celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week).

#BusNews: New Zealand’s bus and coach industry contributes more than $1 billion to the economy annually and supports almost 12,000 jobs, according to new research.

Via Transport Talk: transporttalk.co.nz/news/bus-and...

#BusNews: Kinetic has appointed Tessa Auelua as CEO of its New Zealand business.

Tessa joins Kinetic from Port of Auckland and will commence as CEO – Kinetic New Zealand in November.

#BusNews: Kinetic's Karori depot in Wellington is now running its electric fleet at full capacity, with 10 electric light vehicles charging to 100% every day. The vehicles have been relocated from Kilbirnie depot.

MORE: www.wearekinetic.com/newsroom/how...

#BusNews: Invercargill City Council is proposing to expand smokefree and vapefree areas to include bus stops and other locations.

Submissions close at 5pm on Friday, 9 October.

MORE: letstalk.icc.govt.nz/smokefree-vapefree-policy-2026

#BusNews: Kāwhia residents could get a weekly or fortnightly bus service to Te Awamutu as part of a new push to improve public transport links for the isolated west coast community.

Via King Country News: kingcountrynews.co.nz/2026/09/kawh...