Disruptions to Metro routes on Wednesday 22 April

Bus services on several Metro routes in Christchurch will be disrupted between 9am and 2pm on Wednesday 22 April due to a driver union meeting.

Routes affected 

The following routes will have reduced services or may terminate early:

• Route 3 Airport or Sheffield Cres/Sumner
• Route 8 Port-to-Port
• Route 140 Russley/Mt Pleasant
• Route 155 Eastgate/Lyttelton Shopper Service 

School services will not be affected.

Customers should be aware some trips may end at the city bus interchange from around 9am as drivers prepare to attend the meeting.

Ritchies, the operator whose drivers are involved in this meeting, has worked to ensure the remaining routes it services will be unaffected. We expect affected routes to be operating as usual by 2pm.

Bus driver union meetings 

Each operator’s bus drivers can attend up to two annual union meetings a year, as per their collective agreement, and this is one of them.

We apologise for the inconvenience and recommend customers plan ahead if they are travelling on public transport on this day.

Thank you for your patience. Affected trips will be removed from our live information on go.metro.co.nz and at bus stops.