​Due to damage caused by weather to Sparks Rd all buses travelling towards Sydenham are detouring off Sparks Rd onto Maryhill Ave and Hoon Hay Rd back onto Sparks Rd to continue the normal route. Stop 33588 at 98 Sparks Rd is closed and passegners can use the temporary bus stop outside 169 Hoon Hay Rd instead. Also stop 33947 outside 84 Sparks Rd is closed and passengers can use the temporary stop located a further 50 meters down the road.

​Due to  road works on Rutland St all buses are detouring from Tuesday 21 May. Buses travelling towards Edgeware are detouring off Mays Rd onto Bretts Rd and Knowles Rd back onto Rutland St. Buses travelling towards Northlands are detouring off Rutland St onto Knowles Rd and Bretts Rd back onto Mays Rd. Bus stops 32445 and 25354 on Rutland St and stops 25331 and 32271 on Mays Rd are closed. Passengers can board at the bus stops on Mays Rd (Between Bretts Rd and Scotston Ave) or on Rutland St by Rugby Park instead.

Updated 16/4/2013

​From Tuesday 16 April this detour has changed again. Buses travelling towards Burnside will now depart from Athelstan St and detour via Barrington St and Stourbridge St onto Lyttelton St, from where they will continue their normal route. Buses travelling in the other direction will not be affected.

Bus stops are affected. Stops 37518 & 11117 on Lyttelton St will be closed due to the traffic reducing to a single lane. Passengers should use stop 11193 outside 4 Lyttelton St instead. Stops on the east side of Barrington St and on the north side of Rose St will be closed to route 120 passengers, and passengers should go to Barrington Mall (Athelstan St) to board instead (you can also use the Orbiter on the opposite side of Rose St or Barrington St to get to the mall). Stops at Pioneer Stadium will also be closed.

​From Monday 6 May the Antigua St road repairs detour will change to the following; Buses travelling towards Spreydon will detour off Disraeli St onto Braddon St and Hazeldean Rd back onto Antigua St to continue the normal route. Buses travelling towards Burnside will detour off Brougham St onto Montreal St , Hazeldean Rd and Braddon St back onto Disraeli St to continue the normal route. All stops on Antigua St will be closed and passengers can use the temporary stops outside 3 , 51 and 95 Montreal St instead.

Updated 21/3/13​

Due to waster water pipe replacement along Rolleston Ave buses travelling from Bryndwr towards the city/Huntsbury are detouring. Buses will turn off Rolleston Ave onto Gloucester St, then onto Cambridge Terrace and resume the normal route.

The bus stops on Rolleston Ave (52927) and Hereford St (52915) will not be served. Passengers can use bus stops in the following locations instead:

-  temporary stop on Gloucester St by Christ College

-  Gloucester St near Rolleston Ave

- Gloucester St near Montreal St

- Cambridge Terrace near Worcester St

Buses travelling in the other direction are not affected by this detour.

​Due to works on the Moorhouse Ave buses travelling from Huntsbury to Bryndwr will use the Moorhouse Ave over bridge. This means that bus stop 28644 outside Harvey Norman on Moorhouse Ave will not be serviced.

​Due to drainage pipe installation all buses travelling towards Huntsbury are currently detouring. Buses will detour off Wilsons Rd onto Centaurus Rd, Major Aitken Dr and then onto Huntsbury Ave to the terminus. All stops up the hill on Ramahana Rd and Huntsbury Ave (except the terminus stop) will be closed during this time. Anyone who would like to travel up the hill from these stops needs to

1) cross the road to a stop heading down the hill and board a 17 bus travelling towards city.

2) Hop off the bus at Centaurus Rd, cross the road and wait for a 17 Huntsbury bus travelling along Centaurus Rd towards Huntsbury. Hop on this bus to get back up the hill to the Huntsbury terminus.

Buses travelling towards the city are not affected.

Bus stop 14872 on Montreal St between Worcester St and Gloucester St is currently closed. Passengers who normally catch the bus at this stop should use stop 14076 on Gloucester St near Rolleston Ave instead.

​Due to road works all buses travelling towards Bryndwr will detour from Monday 27 May (7am onwards). Buses will detour off Montreal St onto Cashel St and back onto Rolleston Ave and Park Tce to continue the normal route. Bus stop 14872 outside 317 Montreal St and stop 14076 opposite 9 Gloucester St are closed and passengers can use the temporary stop outside 36 Cashel St or the temporary stop on Rolleston Ave (between Gloucester St and Armagh St).

​Buses will now stop on request at the Christchurch Gondola carpark for those wishing to travel to the attraction. When boarding please tell the driver you would like to travel to the Gondola - if you do not let the driver know they may continue past the car park onto Lyttelton.

​From Monday 22nd April all buses travelling towards Lyttelton and Rapaki will detour due to  lateral waste water pipe replacement on Opawa Rd. Buses will detour off Opawa Rd onto Ensors Rd and Brougham St back onto Opawa Rd to resume the normal route. Bus stops 32506 and 32510 on Opawa Rd and stop 32990 on Garlands Rd will be closed during this time. Alternative stops are available on Opawa Rd (between Brougham St and Ensors Rd and just past Garlands Rd)

​Bus stop 14872 on Montreal St between Worcester St and Gloucester St (opposite the Art Gallery) is currently closed. A temporary stop has been installed further north on Montreal St, between Gloucester St and Armagh St.

​Due to the intersection of Manchester St and Bealey Ave being closed  all buses travelling towards Northlands are detouring off Salisbury St onto Madras St and Bealey Ave back onto Sherborne St to continue the normal route until further notice.

​Bus stop 14872 on Montreal St between Worcester St and Gloucester St (opposite the Art Gallery) is currently closed. A temporary stop has been installed further north on Montreal St, between Gloucester St and Armagh St.

​Bus stop 30814 on Main Rd (opposite Cliff St) is currently closed. Passengers need to go to stop 28848 further back on Main Rd (opposite Wakatu Ave) instead.

​From Monday 29 April all buses travelling to and from Sumner will use McCormacks Bay Rd while the Causeway Rd is closed. Passengers can use the existing bus stops on McCormacks Bay Rd during this time as buses will stop at them. In addition to the existing stops there is also a temporary stop for those travelling to the city and airport outside 38 McCormacks Bay Rd.

​Due to water pipe repairs all buses will detour away from Seaview Rd and Hardy St from Monday 6 May. Buses travelling towards the city and Middleton will detour by departing from Beresford St turning onto Hardy St, Collingwood St and Owles Tce back onto New Brighton Rd to resume their normal route. Bus stop 18901 on Seaview Rd and stop 18891 on Hardy St will be closed and passengers can use the Beresford St terminus as their boarding point instead.

Buses travelling towards New Brighton will detour off New Brighton Rd at the roundabout on to Hawke St and Marine Parade back onto Beresford St where they will end their trips at the terminus. Bus stop 18149 on Seaview Rd, stop 18131 on Hardy St and stop 18972 on Beresford St will be closed. Passengers can be dropped off on Hawke St and at the Beresford St terminus instead.

​Due to waste water pipe installations all buses travelling from New Brighton towards the city will detour off Wainoni Rd from Monday 13 May 4pm. Buses will turn off Wainoni Rd onto Shortland St, Tahuna St and Bickerton St back onto Wainoni Rd to continue their normal route. Bus stop 44154 outside 144 Wainoni Rd will be closed and passengers can use the stop outside 164 Wainoni Rd instead. Bus stop 18183 outside 120 Wainoni Rd will also be closed and passengers can use the next stop outside 72 Wainoni Rd instead.

​The road works along Birmingham Dr will change again at from 11am on Friday 17 May. Buses travelling from Church Corner towards the city will no longer detour and travel their normal route down Birmingham Dr. The bus stop outside 12 Birmingham Dr will be closed and passengers can use the temporary stop after the works close to the closed stop. Buses travelling from the city towards Church Corner will continue to detour off Lincoln Rd onto Curletts Rd and Lunns Rd back onto Annex Rd. All bus stops on Wrights Rd and Birmingham Dr (for buses travelling towards Church Corner) will not be serviced, instead passengers can use stop 12939 outside 94 Lincoln Rd or stop 50643 at 261 Annex Rd.

All buses will detour away from Rookwood Ave and Bowhill Rd  from Friday 1 March due to waste water pipe replacement works. Buses travelling towards North Shore will detour off Travis Rd onto Bower Ave, Palmers Rd, Bowhill Rd, Baker St, Dennitt St, Keyes Rd and Lonsdale St back onto Marine Parade to continue the normal route.

Buses travelling towards the city will detour off Bowhill Rd onto Keyes Rd, Dennitt St, Baker St, Bowhill Rd back onto Rookwood Ave to continue the normal route.

Bus stops 39354 (on Rookwood Ave heading towards North Shore) will be closed and passengers should use stop 39438 (on Travis Rd) instead. Also all eastbound stops on Bower Ave will be closed. Passengers wanting to travel to North Shore will need to go to stop 18257 (on Marine Parade) instead.

Bus stop 39652 and 39455 (on Rookwood Ave heading towards the city) will also be closed and passengers should use stop 39280 (on Travis Rd outside the BP garage) instead.​

Buses will change their detour away from Emmett St as of Monday 11th March. Buses travelling towards North Shore will detour off Emmett St onto Orion St, Hammersley St and Hope St back onto Shirley Rd to continue the normal route. Buses travelling towards the city will detour off Shirley Rd onto Hope St, Hammersley St and Orion St back onto Emmett St to continue the normal route.

A number of bus stops are affected in both directions, bus stops 39504 at 28 Shirley Rd, 24345, 23450 and 24234 on Emmett St will be closed and passengers can use the temporary stop on Orion St or other stops on Shirley Rd instead. Stops 24058 and 24456 also on Emmett St will be closed and passengers should use bus stop 24140 outside 102 Emmett St instead. Finally stops 38420 and 39515 on Shirley Rd will be closed and passengers can use the temporary stop outside 57 Shirley Rd instead.

​Bus stop 14872 on Montreal St between Worcester St and Gloucester St (opposite the Art Gallery) is currently closed. A temporary stop has been installed further north on Montreal St, between Gloucester St and Armagh St.

Due to waste water works on Stanmore Rd some buses will detour from Tuesday 2nd April. Buses travelling towards Avonside Girls High School will detour off North Avon Rd onto Hills Rd, Whitmore St and Fitzgerald Ave onto Avonside Dr and Woodham Rd where they will continue their normal route. Buses travelling towards Kainga will continue their normal route however they will not stop as all bus stops on Stanmore Rd between Avonside Dr and North Avon Rd will be closed.​

​Due to water pipe repairs all buses will detour away from Seaview Rd and Hardy St from Monday 6 May. Buses travelling towards the city and Hornby will detour off Beresford St onto Hardy St, Collingwood St and Owles Tce back onto Pages Rd to continue their normal route. Stop 18901 on Seaview Rd and stop 18891 on Hardy St will be closed and passengers should use stop 18889 on Beresford St instead.

Buses travelling towards New Brighton and Southshore will detour off Pages Rd at the roundabout onto Hawke St and Marine Parade back onto Beresford St and Oram Ave resuming their normal route. Bus stop 18149 on Seaview Rd and stop 18131 on Hardy St will be closed and passengers should use stop 39383 on Hardy St instead. Stop 18972 on Beresford St will also be closed and passengers can use stop 18242 on Oram Ave instead.

​Due to waste water pipe installations all buses travelling towards Eastgate will detour off Wainoni Rd from Monday 13 May. Buses will turn off Wainoni Rd onto Shortland St, Tahuna St and Bickerton St back onto Wainoni Rd to continue their normal route. Bus stop 44154 outside 144 Wainoni Rd will be closed and passengers can use the stop outside 164 Wainoni Rd instead. Bus stop 18183 outside 120 Wainoni Rd will also be closed and passengers can use the next stop outside 72 Wainoni Rd instead.

From Tuesday 2nd March some buses will detour away from Stanmore Rd due to waste water works. Buses travelling towards the city and Hillmorton will detour off North Avon Rd onto Hills Rd, Whitmore St, Fitzgerald Ave and Avonside Dr back onto Stanmore Rd to continue the normal route. Passengers can use the following bus stops during the detour, the temporary stop on North Avon Rd, existing bus stops on Fitzgerald Ave between Bealey Ave and Avonside Dr and stop 12431 on Avonside Dr.

Buses travelling towards Parklands will continue their normal route however all bus stops on Stanmore Rd between Avonside Dr and North Avon Rd will be closed.​

​Due to waste water pipe replacement on Hills Rd all buses travelling towards the city and Halswell will detour from Monday 22nd April. Buses will detour off Hills Rd onto Edgeware Rd, Barbadoes St and Bealey Ave back onto Fitzgerald Ave to continue the normal route. Stops 20467, 20632 and 20645 on Hills Rd will all be closed. Passengers can use a number of alternatives. For the 7 bus you can use the temporay stop outside 262 Edgeware Rd. Passengers who want to travel to the city or hospital can also use the 60 bus at the temporary stop on North Avon Rd. For buses travelling towards Queenspark - stop 20152 on Hills Rd will also be closed and passengers can use stop 32581 located just before the Edgeware Rd intersection on Hills Rd instead. 

​Due to works on Shirley Rd two bus stops will be closed from Monday 20 May. The two bus stops on Shirley Rd adjacent to the corner of Slater St on both sides of the road will be closed. Passengers should use the next bus stops up (towards the Palms) on Shirley Rd adjacent to the Emmett St corner.

Bus stops 24688 and 24949, on Carmen Rd between Buchanans Rd and Steadman Rd, are closed until further notice. The closest alternative stops are on Carmen Rd south of Buchanans Rd.

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​Bus stop 14872 on Montreal St between Worcester St and Gloucester St (opposite the Art Gallery) is currently closed. A temporary stop has been installed further north on Montreal St, between Gloucester St and Armagh St.

​Bus stop 14872 on Montreal St between Worcester St and Gloucester St (opposite the Art Gallery) is currently closed. A temporary stop has been installed further north on Montreal St, between Gloucester St and Armagh St.

Bus stops 24688 and 24949, on Carmen Rd between Buchanans Rd and Steadman Rd, are closed until further notice. The closest alternative stops are on Carmen Rd south of Buchanans Rd.

This closure is due to the ongoing road works to make Carmen Rd four lanes.​

All buses travelling towards New Brighton will detour from Friday 1 March away from Rookwood Ave and Bowhill Rd due to waste water pipe replacement works. Buses will detour off Travis Rd onto Bower Ave, Palmers Rd, Bowhill Rd, Baker St and Dennitt St back onto Keyes Rd to continue the normal route. Buses travelling towards Shirley and Merivale are detouring off Keyes Rd onto Gresham St, Baker St and Bowhill Rd back onto Rookwood Ave.

 Bus stop 39354 (on Rookwood Ave) will be closed and passengers should use stop 39438 (on Travis Rd) instead. Buses travelling towards the Palms and Halswell are not affected.​

​Buses travelling towards New Brighton are detouring off Edgeware Rd onto Sherborne St and Canon St, then back onto Barbadoes St to continue the normal route.

Buses travelling towards Merivale are detouring off Barbadoes St onto Canon St and Colombo St, then back onto Edgeware Rd to continue the normal route.

Existing bus stops on Edgeware Rd near Caledonian Rd can be used by passengers in both directions and temporary stops are available on Canon St near the Manchester St intersection.

​Due to works on Shirley Rd two bus stops will be closed from Monday 20 May . The two bus stops on Shirley Rd adjacent to the corner of Slater St on both sides of the road will be closed. Passengers should use the next bus stops up (towards the Palms) on Shirley Rd adjacent to the Emmett St corner.

Due to waste water pipe repairs on Frankleigh St, Lyttelton St and Sparks Rd all buses will be detouring. Buses travelling towards Princess Margaret Hospital will detour off Barrington St onto Rose St then back onto Hoon Hay Rd where they will continue their normal route.

The 3 bus stops on Lyttelton St will be closed and passengers are asked to use the bus stop outside 42 Rose St. The bus stop outside 32 Frankleigh St (37093) will be closed and passengers should use the stop outside 220 Barrington St. The bus stop opposite 75 Frankleigh St (37616) will also be closed and passengers should also use the bus stop outside 220 Barrington St.

Buses travelling towards Westfield will detour off Hoon Hay Rd onto Rose St and then back onto Barrington St to continue their normal route.

The 3 bus stops on Lyttelton St will be closed and passengers should use the bus stop opposite 42 Rose St. The bus stop outside 39 Frankleigh St (37142) will be closed and passengers should use the bus stop outside 201 Barrington St (22442) and the bus stop outside 1 Frankleigh St (11234) will be closed and passengers should use the bus stop outside 201 Barrington St (22442)

From Tuesday 2nd April some buses will detour away from Stanmore Rd due to waste water works. Buses travelling towards Eastgate and St Martins will detour off North Avon Rd onto McLeod St, Avalon St, Hills Rd, Whitmore St and Fitzgerald Ave onto Avonside Dr and back onto Woodham Rd where they will continue the normal route. A temporary bus stop on North Avon Rd will be available for passengers to use and the existing bus stops on Fitzgerald Ave will also be serviced by the Orbiter.

While buses travelling towards The Palms and Northlands will continue travelling their normal route all bus stops between Avonside Dr and North Avon Rd will be closed. Instead passengers can use bus stop 51040 on Avonside Dr or stop 12010 on North Avon Rd.​

​Due to works on Shirley Rd two bus stops will be closed from Monday 20 May . The two bus stops on Shirley Rd adjacent to the corner of Slater St on both sides of the road will be closed. Passengers should use the next bus stops up (towards the Palms) on Shirley Rd adjacent to the Emmett St corner.