Bus services

Local bus services are contracted to the Northland Regional Council. They are funded by the Regional Council and Waka Kotahi, and fares paid by passengers.

There are four bus services for the Whangārei District:

CityLink Whangārei

Routes: Whangārei Central City and Suburbs

Full details of routes, fares and timetables for the CityLink Whangārei services can be found on the CityLink Whangārei website.

City Link Whangārei (citylinkwhangarei.co.nz)

Bee Card can be used for CityLink Whangārei. Bee Cards cost $5.00 and you can order yours online.

Purchase Bee Card (beecard.co.nz)

SchoolLink

Routes: Onerahi to Whangārei Intermediate and Kamo High schools. Raumanga to Whangārei Boys’, Whangārei Girls’, Tikipunga and Kamo high schools.

SchoolLink is a dedicated bus service for some intermediate and high school students with five routes through the city, direct to schools in the morning and then back in the afternoon.

Full details of routes, fares and timetables for the SchoolLink bus services can be found on the CityLink Whangārei website.

City Link Whangārei (citylinkwhangarei.co.nz)

The fare is $1 using a Bee Card. Bee Cards cost $5.00 and you can order yours online.

Purchase Bee Card (beecard.co.nz)

Bream Bay Link

Route: Kaiwaka, Mangawhai, Waipū, Ruakākā, Whangārei

The Bream Bay Link bus service runs from Kaiwaka, Mangawhai, Waipū, Ruakākā and Whangārei and operates every Thursday.

Full details of routes, fares and timetables for the Bream Bay Link services can be found on the BusLink website.

Bus Link (buslink.co.nz)

Hikurangi Link

Route: Rose Street, Kamo Road, Hikurangi

The Hikurangi Link runs from Rose Street to Hikurangi, then to Whangarei Central with a return in the afternoon, every Thursday.

Full details of routes, fares and timetables for the Hikurangi Link services can be found on the BusLink website.

Bus Link (buslink.co.nz)

You can find information about local bus services on the Northland Regional Council's website.

Getting Around (nrc.govt.nz)

Bus shelters

We maintain bus shelters around the city on behalf of the Northland Regional Council. Maintenance includes repairs and removal of graffiti where it occurs.

You can report damage or maintenance issues to roading structures, such as bus shelters.

Report an issue

Location of bus stops

Where bus stops and shelters are erected is based upon a number of criteria.

a list of proposed sites is compiled from the Northland Regional Council, the bus company and the public. These sites can be influenced by a change in bus routes or extra routes being included
passengers volumes are then considered – this can define the sort of shelter required
sufficient space available for pull off bays and space for a shelter
planning issues and timing to implement.

The planning issues are around consultation with the community on the proposed stops and consultation with any immediately affected parties where the proposed shelter is to be erected.