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Urenui/Tikorangi to Highlands

  • Mon
  • Tue
  • Wed
  • Thu
  • Fri
Urenui Hotel car park 7:25 am
Cnr Ohanga Rd & Main North Rd 7:30 am
Tikorangi Rugby Club 7:41 am
Cnr Princess St & Rahiri St, Waitara 7:46 am
Waitara War Memorial Hall 7:55 am
NPGHS 8:15 am
WITT 8:25 am
Highlands Intermediate 8:30 am
Woodleigh School Activity Centre 8:35 am

Map showing Route 23 - Urenui/Tikorangi to Highlands

R23 Urenui Schoolbus March2023

Citylink school bus fares - North Taranaki

Zone NP ↔ Lepperton NP ↔ Motunui/Tikorangi NP ↔ Onaero/Urenui
Child (student) - single trip       
Cash $3.00 $4.00 $6.00
Bee Card  $2.05 $2.60  $3.80
Adult - single trip
Cash $5.20 $7.00 $10.00
Bee Card $3.81 $5.25 $7.50
Concession - single trip
Cash $3.00 $4.00 $6.00
Bee Card $2.05 $2.60 $3.80
WITT
- Free Free Free

Please note that:

  • Passengers aged 5-15 travel for child's fare. Secondary school students aged 16-19 may travel to and from school on a child's fare if they are in school uniform or have sufficient ID.
  • Concession fares are available for senior citizens, tertiary students, Community Service or ACCESS card holders and Total Mobilty members.
  • Prices include GST.

Fare zones

Lepperton: Lepperton township including Richmond Rd.

Motunui/Tikorangi: Main North RD (SH3) from (but excluding) Bayly Rd intersection, up to (but excluding) Waiau Rd intersection; Ngatimaru Rd, Inland North Rd up to (but excluding) number 462 Inland Nth Rd.

Onaero/Urenui: Main Rd North (SH3) from Waiau Rd intersection through to Urenui; from and including 462 Inland North Rd, Waiau Rd and Ohanga Rd.

BUS DEPARTURE POINTS

See our page of maps showing school-bus afternoon departure points at New Plymouth secondary and intermediate schools. Each map is also downloadable in PDF format.

Afternoon departure points

BEE CARDS

All about Bee Card

Discounted fares are available on all school services with a Bee Card. They offer the same discount as the former 40-trip smart cards, which are no longer able to be used.

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) or at Puke Ariki i-SITE, Ariki St Bus Centre, Waitara Library, Bell Block Library or Tranzit Coachlines.

Cards can be obtained online at www.beecard.co.nz(external link), or from:

  • Puke Ariki i-SITE.
  • Bus Centre Ariki Street, (Dalroy Tours office), between 9.30-3.30pm Monday to Friday
  • Tranzit Coachlines, 15 Sunley St, New Plymouth.

Links and downloads

Get a Bee Card(external link)

Bee Card FAQs

Bee Card how-to guide

Bee Card terms and conditions(external link)

BEHAVIOUR ON THE BUS

All students and other passengers must understand and comply with this code of conduct.

All passengers have the right to:

  • Fair treatment and respect.
  • A friendly and efficient service.
  • A safe, comfortable and clean environment when waiting or travelling.

You are responsible for:

  • Your belongings and personal effects.
  • Your own behaviour.
  • Paying the correct fare when boarding (cash or Smart Card).
  • Showing the required identification if claiming a discounted fare when boarding.
  • Reporting any mistreatment or damage to property.
  • Following the instructions of any bus driver, Regional Council Officer, security or police officer.
  • Understanding and respecting the rights of other people using or waiting for a bus at a designated area.

You must not:

  • Threaten, bully, harass or cause physical or verbal harm to others (this includes other passengers and pedestrians or people in other vehicles). Police or schools (if a student is involved) will be contacted to take action.
  • Eat, chew gum or smoke on the bus.
  • Sit or stand in step-wells or on armrests, or place feet on the back of the seats.
  • Drink alcoholic or non alcoholic beverages; this contravenes the Transport Act.
  • Spit or litter. Please use rubbish bins at the front of the bus.
  • Tag, graffiti or damage anything. This behaviour may lead to police involvement.
  • Stand in front of the driver.
  • Take an animal on to the bus unless it is a guide dog.
  • Use emergency equipment unless it is in an emergency situation.

No responsibility will be taken by Tranzit Coachlines or the Taranaki Regional Council for the loss of property. If you find lost property, please give it to the driver. If you have lost something on the bus, please contact Tranzit Coachlines phone 0800 87 22 87.

When disembarking, please wait until the bus has cleared the stop before crossing the road.

Failure to comply with this code of conduct may result in legal action or removal of your rights to use the Citylink bus service.