{"id":52801,"date":"2024-05-21T06:09:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T20:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=ab3a69a7a80edbf64640d45b9978c996"},"modified":"2024-05-21T06:09:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T20:09:55","slug":"the-christchurch-public-transport-phenomena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=52801","title":{"rendered":"The Christchurch Public Transport Phenomena"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are plenty of topics that fall under the umbrella of sustainability, like climate change, over consumption, and waste production. Yet one aspect that often goes overlooked is the viability of the public transport system. Let\u2019s have a look at public transport in \u014ctautahi Christchurch, and throughout wider Aotearoa New Zealand.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bus services, specifically the widely-utilised Metro, run seven days a week on a variety of schedules in \u014ctautahi. 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