Rising costs and low passenger numbers have prompted Golden Bay Coachlines to pull the plug for now on its Tākaka-Nelson bus service. Manager Arthur Clarence on Thursday said the already reduced service was due to cease on March 31. \
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The Covid-19 pandemic and an associated fall in visitors to the Bay was driving the decision as well as rising fuel costs. \
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“There’s just not enough passenger numbers to make it viable,” Clarence said.
