The NZ Bus company has been sold - will it make a difference to our bus service?
From Scoop story
Australia and New Zealand’s largest bus operator, Kinetic, has signed a contract to acquire NZ Bus Ltd, one of New Zealand’s biggest urban bus operators. The acquisition will see Kinetic become the largest operator of battery electric buses in the Australasia region, and one of the largest globally.
Under Kinetic ownership, NZ Bus will deliver at least 200 electric buses as part of its contracts in Wellington and Auckland, with substantial investment made in depot conversion and electric charging infrastructure.
NZ Bus holds key government contracts to operate public bus services across Auckland, Wellington and Tauranga. The investment will allow Kinetic to diversify its New Zealand operation, which includes Go Bus, SkyBus and Johnston’s, and significantly expand its footprint across the country’s two biggest urban markets, Auckland and Wellington.