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New Plymouth-Hāwera (extending to Ōpunake final service)

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Please note the below timetable is effective from Tuesday 12 March 2024.

Major stops All stops
Taranaki Base Hospital Stop 1204 8:00 am 11:00 am 1:45 pm 4:55 pm
Egmont St Stop 1162 8:10 am 11:10 am 1:55 pm 5:10 pm
Liardet Street Stop 1001 8:13 am 11:13 am 1:58 pm 5:13 pm
WITT (Bell St Corner) 8:16 am 11:16 am 2:05 pm 5:20 pm
Coronation Avenue (near 211) 8:17 am 11:17 am 2:06 pm 5:21 pm
Egmont Village (Chooks Trailers) Stop 9021 8:23 am 11:23 am 2:13 pm 5:27 pm
Inglewood (Purple Dairy) 8:27 am 11:27 am 2:19 pm 5:33 pm
Inglewood, Moa Street Stop 9022 8:28 am 11:28 am 2:20 pm 5:35 pm
Midhirst (Jamieson Recovery) Stop 9025 8:38 am 11:38 am 2:32 pm 5:45 pm
Stratford Library, Miranda St Stop 9026 8:42 am 11:42 am 2:40 pm 5:52 pm
Stratford Medical Centre Stop 9008 8:45 am 11:45 am

2.42 pm 

5.55 pm
Eltham, King Edward Street Stop 9029 8:55 am 11:55 am 2:53 pm 6:02 pm
Normanby (opp. Rural Direct) Stop 9030 9:06 am 12:06 pm 3:00 pm 6:12 pm
Hāwera (i-SITE) Stop 9:15 am 12:15 pm 3:09 pm 6:21 pm
 Hāwera Hospital Stop 9003 9:20 am 12:20 pm 3:15 pm 6:26 pm
Manaia (Library Plus) Stop 9033 - - - 6:45 pm
Ōpunake, Napier Street Stop 9001 - - - 7:15 pm

Map showing Hāwera-NP Connector

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Connector fares & Bee Card information

Fares

Bee Cards

All about Bee Card

Bee Cards are the preferred method of contactless payment. Bee cards cost $5, plus a minimum top-up of $5. The minimum recharge amount is $5. 

They can recharged on the bus (cash only). Cards can be obtained online at www.beecard.co.nz(external link), or from one of our Taranaki retailers:

  • New Plymouth i-SITE located within the Puke Ariki building on St Aubyn Street, New Plymouth | 10am-5pm daily
  • Tranzit at 15 Sunley Street, Westown | 8am-5pm Monday to Friday 
  • Bell Block Library at 88 Parklands Avenue | 9am-5pm Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 9am-6pm Tuesday & Thursday, 9am-12pm Saturday
  • Waitara Library at 15 Queen Street | 9am-5pm Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 9am-6pm Tuesday & Thursday, 9am-12pm Saturday
  • Stratford i-SITE inside the Stratford Library in Prospero Place | 8.30am-5pm Monday to Friday, 9am-1pm Saturdays
  • South Taranaki i-SITE at 55 High Street, Hawera | 8.30am-5pm Monday to Friday, 10am-3pm weekends
  • Pickering Motors Ltd at 11 Tennyson Street, Opunake | 7.30am-5pm Monday to Friday

Links and downloads

Get a Bee Card(external link)

Bee Card FAQs

Bee Card terms and conditions(external link)

Bus fares and concession types

We offer the following concessions:

  • Infant
  • Child
  • Youth
  • WITT Students
  • SuperGold 
  • Community Connect
  • Total Mobility

For more information on the above concession types and whether you are eligible - please visit www.trc.govt.nz/bus-fares-and-concession-types/ (external link)