News & events

Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022

The Timaru Link bus route will be used for the last time in February 2023 and replaced by the MyWay service.

Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022

There will be major disruptions to our public bus services on Thursday 27 October from 9am to 3pm.

Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2022

Environment Canterbury is pleased to announce a wage increase for public bus drivers across Canterbury.

Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2022

Canterbury has been announced as the first region to roll out a new way of paying for public transport anywhere in New Zealand.

Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 by Jenny Hughey, Chair, Environment Canterbury

Now is a better time than ever to consider taking the bus instead of the car.

Date: Thu, 19 May 2022

Central government, mana whenua, and local government met to mark the beginning of a newly strengthened partnership to drive planning for Greater Christchurch.

Date: Mon, 2 May 2022

New real-time information system replacing the previous radio-based solution with a GPS based solution.

Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2022

Half-price fares for Metro’s bus and ferry services in Greater Christchurch and Timaru have come into effect for three months from 1 April 2022.

Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2022

Timaru will continue to enjoy the flexibility and accessibility of on-demand public transport until at least mid-2024, with funding from Waka Kotahi.

Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2022

From Monday 31 January, the majority of bus services affected by the driver shortage will return to their normal timetables.

Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2021 by Jenny Hughey, Chair, Environment Canterbury

Despite the challenges and hurdles, 2021 was a year of progress.

Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2021

Some Metro timetables will operate to a Saturday schedule from Monday 6 December to provide customers with more certainty during the driver shortage.