can choose to have either the SuperGold Card concession OR the Community Connect concession. If you prefer to travel during PEAK times you can opt to have the Community Connect concession applied instead. All bus trips would then be charged at the discounted fare, you would not receive the free off-peak travel. This concession change cannot be done online, please call the team on 0800 233 872 to change your concession type. Does this apply to WITT students? WITT students already travel free when
More trips are being taken on buses in the region with new figures from Taranaki Regional Council showing an 18% rise in public transport patronage in 2023. The data reveals buses in Taranaki carried a total of 744,037 passengers across 42,973 bus trips last year, showcasing the community's growing reliance on public transport. The year also saw the Transit app, a free real-time bus journey and planning tool, go from strength to strength and continue to gain popularity among bus users, boasting
More trips are being taken on buses in the region with new figures from Taranaki Regional Council showing an 18% rise in public transport patronage in 2023. The data reveals buses in Taranaki carried a total of 744,037 passengers across 42,973 bus trips last year, showcasing the community's growing reliance on public transport. The year also saw the Transit app, a free real-time bus journey and planning tool, go from strength to strength and continue to gain popularity among bus users, boasting
Taranaki Regional Council-operated services, including the Citylink, Connector, Your Connector, Southlink and school bus services. Children under 5 continue to travel free, while Community Connect (for Community Services Card holders), WITT and SuperGold concessions are also unchanged. Council Corporate Services Director Mike Nield acknowledges the change will affect young people and their whānau at a time many are struggling with high living costs. “It would be great if those age-based concessions
Taranaki Regional Council-operated services, including the Citylink, Connector, Your Connector, Southlink and school bus services. Children under 5 continue to travel free, while Community Connect (for Community Services Card holders), WITT and SuperGold concessions are also unchanged. Council Corporate Services Director Mike Nield acknowledges the change will affect young people and their whānau at a time many are struggling with high living costs. “It would be great if those age-based concessions
members. Council chairman David MacLeod says the end goal is quality representation for the region as a whole, in a way that is fair for all communities of interest. “We want to thank everyone who took the time to provide their feedback, which has been extremely useful. We will carefully consider both options before us before making our final decision next month.” Note - Councillors are paid from a set total pool of remuneration, which remains the same regardless of how many members there are. Next
advance of the due date for long-term plans and suggest that further
work with the local government sector occur to ensure the timing of long-term planning and Regional
Land Transport Planning is well understood and coordinated.
Ensuring the GPS requires all organisations (local government and NZTA) submit detailed ten-year
transport programmes for inclusion in RLTPs will provide both the Government and other parties with
more certainty. However, this is still considerably
Waitara and Inglewood residents can jump aboard a free bus to the Festival of Lights this summer, thanks to Taranaki Regional Council. Return bus services will run from Queen St, Waitara on 20 December and 5 January and from Moa St, Inglewood on 22 December and 18 January. Each will leave at 7pm and return at 10.15pm, allowing passengers plenty of time to take in the sights and sounds of the iconic festival. It’s one of several special bus services the Council is putting on this summer,
Public transport has been topical in Taranaki recently, with many in our community calling for a different and better way of doing things. It’s a long-overdue and important kōrero that frankly, we’re delighted to see happening. We all agree change is needed, the question is what that change looks like and how it’s funded. Taranaki Regional Council is responsible for public transport in our region, operating the Citylink, Connector, Southlink and most school bus services. It’s been a busy year
Plan and the Regional Land Transport Plan. It aims to support a step change in the region away from private vehicle use, where possible. It includes proposals for improvements to the bus network and signals the region’s transport ambitions nationally in order to secure the necessary funding. Council Chair Charlotte Littlewood was pleased with the level of community interest during the six-week consultation that ended on 29 October. “It was really important that we heard a wide range of views from