Environment Canterbury is pleased to announce a wage increase for public bus drivers across Canterbury.
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Sign up for the latest newsCanterbury has been announced as the first region to roll out a new way of paying for public transport anywhere in New Zealand.
Environment Canterbury councillors have agreed on a budget and workplan that balances community expectations on affordability.
Central government, mana whenua, and local government met to mark the beginning of a newly strengthened partnership to drive planning for Greater Christchurch.
New real-time information system replacing the previous radio-based solution with a GPS based solution.
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.
Timaru will continue to enjoy the flexibility and accessibility of on-demand public transport until at least mid-2024, with funding from Waka Kotahi.
Innovation has paid off in Timaru as the city’s new on-demand public transport service goes from strength to strength.
The popular Orbiter bus route has seven new electric vehicles joining its ranks, as Christchurch’s fleet of electric and ultra-low emission vehicles grows.
Public transport drivers and ferry crew working for Ritchies Transport, Black Cat Cruises and Go Bus Transport will now earn the 2021 Living Wage.
We're pleased to announce that all Christchurch-based Ritchies drivers will now earn the 1 September 2021 Living Wage as a base rate.
The planned stop work meeting on Monday 18 October has now been withdrawn and Metro services will be operating as normal.