{"id":673,"date":"2023-10-05T06:25:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T20:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=43798f31117ab049d739d9cad8d7450b"},"modified":"2023-10-05T06:25:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T20:25:37","slug":"christchurch-public-transport-patronage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=673","title":{"rendered":"Christchurch Public Transport Patronage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been 10 months since\u00a0my last update\u00a0on public transport patronage in Christchurch so well overdue for another one.<\/p>\n<p>It dropped off massively through covid and stayed down through the subsequent bus driver shortages. It spent most of last year trying to claw its way back and so far this year has been pretty close to pre-covid levels. 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