Christchurch

We keep Christchurch moving.

Kinetic in Christchurch operates 200 buses from two main depots. These buses carry approximately nine million passenger per annum on the urban network.

Kinetic principally supplies scheduled urban bus services to Environment Canterbury Regional Council (ECan) via a number of long-term contracts. We also operate a large number of school bus services for the Ministry of Education throughout the Greater Christchurch and North Canterbury region. Our all single deck fleet includes 65 zero-emission buses.

Across Christchurch and North Canterbury employ approximately 400 drivers and 70 support staff including bus cleaners, workshop staff, administrators, supervisors and managers.

Ōtautahi, the adopted Māori name for the city of Christchurch, comes from the name of a pre-European settlement on the banks of the Avon river in the city.

Our operations at a glance

34 34 %

zero emission fleet

191 191

buses replacing cars

470 470

dedicated people

9 9 +

million passenger journeys

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