on the bus, rather than an ordeal in a hot car crawling through thick traffic only to find no parking handy to town. “If you’ve never given the buses a go before, this might be the time to try.” Chris says the services are part of the Council’s focus on improving lifestyles for Taranaki people. “If these services are well supported, we will be able to offer more in future years.” Downloads Citylink Saturday timetables December 2020 (724 KB pdf) Connector Saturday timetable December 2020 (3.4 MB
requirement for students to transfer buses in the New Plymouth CBD. The route 98 service will still run as usual. New timetable below for Hāwera to New Plymouth Girls' High School & Sacred Heart Girls' College - Hāwera i-SITE now departs 15 minutes earlier at 7am (previously 7.15am)
Normanby now departs 15 minutes earlier at 7.07am (previously 7.22am)
Eltham now departs 15 minutes earlier at 7.22am (previously 7.37am)
Ngāere now departs 15 minutes earlier at 7.25am (previously 7.40am)
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All buses in the Citylink urban fleet serving Waitara, Bell Block, New Plymouth and Oakura, are low-floor, have no steps and are wheelchair accessible. There are some wheelchair restrictions to consider: There are no restraints on the bus, so wheelchair brakes must be on at all times while travelling.
Your wheelchair must not take up a space of more than 700mm wide and 1200mm long or have a chair/passenger combined weight of more than 240kg.
All passengers should be able to board a bus and pay
All buses in the Citylink urban fleet serving Waitara, Bell Block, New Plymouth and Oakura, are low-floor, have no steps and are wheelchair accessible. There are some wheelchair restrictions to consider: There are no restraints on the bus, so wheelchair brakes must be on at all times while travelling.
Your wheelchair must not take up a space of more than 700mm wide and 1200mm long or have a chair/passenger combined weight of more than 240kg.
All passengers should be able to board a bus and pay
buses are monitored by closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras. CCTV images are recorded for the purpose of crime prevention, detection, legal proceedings, research, training, driver and public safety. Images may be disclosed to Police or other authorities for the purpose of upholding the law. Images or footage may be used in court or tribunal proceedings. Failure to comply with this code of conduct may result in legal action or removal of your rights to use the Citylink bus service. Also see
Taranaki Regional Council wishes everyone a safe and happy festive season. The Council office will be closed all day Thursday, 22 December then from 1pm on Friday, 23 December until 8am on Monday, 9 January 2023. The switchboard remains open at all times, including statutory holidays, and officers are on call to deal with any urgent issues that may arise. To report an environmental incident, call 0800 736 222 at any time of the day or night. Gardens and buses Tūpare, Hollard Gardens and Pukeiti
Transit, the free real-time bus app is now available from the App Store and Google Play. All Taranaki buses are now fitted with new GPS devices, which feed real-time bus arrival times through to the Transit app. Transit The Transit app allows you to journey plan in real-time. It's available on all Taranaki Regional Council operated bus services; Citylink, The Connector, Your Connector and Southlink. Buses are fitted with GPS devices which feed real-time bus arrival times through to the app.
for those who have not used public transport in Taranaki yet, to download the app, leave the car at home and give buses a go.” The Council’s partnership with Transit offers a comprehensive, easy-to-use and widely-adopted app for riders. Under this agreement, the Council will also receive anonymised usage data and customisations to better serve the Taranaki region, such as the ability to send important update notifications directly to bus riders via the Transit app. The Council joins several other
Taranaki buses will be free for the next three Saturdays, helping locals get their Christmas shopping done the easy way! Taranaki Regional Council is putting on special Citylink services across New Plymouth on December 4, 11 and 18. On these days there will also be one return Southlink service from Waverley to Hāwera, which links with one return Connector service from Ōpunake via Hāwera to New Plymouth. Taranaki Regional Council Transport Services Manager Sarah Hiestand says it’s a great way
Special bus services on Saturday (1 December) will allow families to get to New Plymouth’s Christmas parade minus traffic and parking hassles. Citylink buses will operate on 10 routes, with gold-coin fares accepted. Go to www.taranakibus.info for timetable details and route maps. “The services cover all New Plymouth suburbs, plus Bell Block, Waitara, Oākura and Omata,” says Chris Clarke, Transport Services Manager for the Taranaki Regional Council which provides Citylink services through its