Whanganui has launched a new high-frequency bus service – Te Ngaru The Tide.
The new service runs from Aramoho to Castlecliff every 20 minutes from 7am until 7pm, Monday through Thursday, and from 7am to midnight on Fridays.
Mayor Andrew Tripe said it’s “back to the future”, referring to the city’s once-busy public transport system.
“It’s a way of hopefully changing how people think about the use of transport and getting around town,” he said.
Whanganui owes this reimagined bus network to Anthonie Tonnon, an award-winning local musician and public transport enthusiast who served as the Whanganui District Council representative on the Horizons Regional Council’s passenger transport committee. Rachel Keedwell, Horizons Council Chair, referred to Tonnon as “a star”.
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For further reading of the new [‘The Tide’ bus services in Whanganui](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/local-focus-the-tide-is-changing-how-people-get-around-whanganui/3QVB7BOYFRHDJLMRPNLLORVKKI/).
