26th October 2023 Coach / LeopardThe high-profile pandemic casualty is back in the hands of the founding family, with its premium offer returning to the road.
31st October 2022 Coach / TransportThe govt’s investment must be made with consistency, fairness and sustainability, says the association.
24th May 2022 Budget 2022 / CoachThe Bus and Coach Association has welcomed the government’s “timely” plans to invest $61m to support a skilled, sustainable workforce of bus drivers.
7th April 2022 Coach / LeopardBrent Early’s tenure as Leopard Coachlines managing director has come to an end following the company’s acquisition by Canterbury bus company Torlesse Travel, but it is far from the end of the road for him.
18th February 2022 Coach / LiquidationsAfter more than 50 years of operating, the company files for voluntary liquidation citing NZ’s border rules as the last straw.
7th September 2021 CoachThe Bus and Coach Association is asking for more support from the government as businesses in the sector continue to suffer.
30th August 2021 Acquisitions / CoachThe US investor swoops on the Kiwi business, which runs tour group and charter services as well as commuter and school routes.
2nd August 2021 Acquisitions / CoachGo Bus has acquired Invercargill-based McDermott Coachlines.
26th July 2021 Coach / RailBus and rail services have recommenced at Puhinui Station in Papatoetoe after a $69m revamp.
20th May 2021 CoachLeopard Coachlines director Brent Early says his business is suffering and the govt has abandoned the industry.
16th April 2021 CoachAssociation head says members forced to sell coaches to keep business afloat.
12th March 2021 Coach / MIQA coach operator that had its airline transport contract terminated by the government and handed to a competitor is calling for fair treatment.
31st August 2020 CoachCoach tour company Voyager Tours has gone into liquidation, although the causes have yet to be revealed.
27th August 2020 Coach / EmploymentBus and Coach Association chief executive Dr Pim Borren says the tour coach business is at a virtual standstill.
14th July 2020 Coach / ToursThe company, which catered to the active senior market, had rescheduled 16 tours following the Covid-19 lockdown.
1st July 2020 Coach / MarineEntrada’s InterCity and Auckland Whale and Dolphin Safari operations are to restart selected services this week.
29th June 2020 CoachThe services would operate on a reduced schedule, four days per week.
22nd June 2020 CoachFinancial support from the Ministry of Transport has prompted national bus network InterCity today to re-start routes between Nelson to Queenstown and Christchurch to Queenstown.
12th June 2020 Coach / RentalTHL’s recent RV promo received an “overwhelmingly positive” response but NZ rental revenue is still down 50%.
15th April 2019 Coach / TechnologyRed Travel has brought in Canadian technology company Betterez to modernise its ticketing and reservatiosn system.
14th March 2019 Coach / ToursThe youth-oriented tour operator has pitched into the 50+ demographic to help cope with a softening backpacker market.
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