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Te ratonga pahi o Waka Kura

Waka Kura bus service

Waka Kura school bus service is for students to get to school from one side of the city to the other.

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Rural school bus service

The rural school bus service is provided by Ministry of Education. Contact GoBus or the school for information about the rural school bus services.

Cost to ride the waka kura

  • Child (0-12 years): Free
  • Youth (13-18 years): $1.00 cash, $0.50 Bee Card

Bee Card is the bus smartcard to tag on and tag off the bus. For all the information on Bee Card

Schools with buses

The routes were designed in partnership with local high schools and other agencies.

The schools have 2 buses dedicated to their students' timetable - Gisborne Girls High, Gisborne Boys High, Lytton High, Nga Uri A Maui, Gisborne Intermediate, Campion College, St Marys.

School bus timetable

The routes and stops. Any queries about the timetable please contact GoBus ph 06 867 5290

Lost property and feedback

For lost property, please contact GoBus ph 06 867 5290

If you have feedback, complaints or compliments, please fil in our eFix online form

About the buses

This service is managed by GoBus under contract to Gisborne District Council.

The 8 buses are 57 seater, low-floor easy access buses.