All detours and updates

The Diamond Harbour Ferry will not be running from 2:30pm this afternoon because of high winds.

Replacement buses will run at the following times:  

Lyttelton to Diamond Harbour             
Departs Lyttelton at 2:45pm, 3:45pm, 4:45pm, 5:45pm, 6:45pm

Diamond Harbour to Lyttelton  
Departs Diamond Harbour at 3:45pm, 4:45pm, 5:45pm, 6:45pm           

This will be reassessed this evening.

For updates, please check the Diamond Harbour Ferry facebook page. We apologise for any inconvenience. 

From Monday 20^th October for 12 days there will be road works on Hereford St that will require the Route 60 service to detour from its usual route.

Buses travelling eastbound towards Southshore will continue the normal route to Hereford St, turn right on Barbadoes St, left onto Cashel St, left onto Fitzgerald Ave, and right onto Hereford St to resume the normal route.

Buses travelling westbound towards Hillmorton have no detour required.

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.

From 4pm Monday 13th October there will be road works on Rookwood Ave to facilitate power pole repairs that will require the Route 60 service to detour from its usual route while signage is in place.

Buses travelling eastbound towards Southshore will follow the normal route along Travis Rd, take the first exit at the roundabout, turn right on to Marriotts Rd and veer left to stay on Marriotts Rd to resume the normal route.  

Buses travelling westbound towards Hillmorton will not be impacted by these works. 

One stop will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map. 

From Monday 20^th October for 12 days there will be road works on Hereford St that will require the Route 742 school service to detour from its usual route.

Morning trips will have no detour required.

Afternoon trips travelling towards McCormacks Bay will continue the normal route to Hereford St, turn right onto Barbadoes St, left onto Cashel St, left onto Fitzgerald Ave, and right onto Hereford St to resume the normal route

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.

From Monday 13th October for 17 days there will be road works on Grampian St that will require the Route 27 service to detour from its usual route. 

Buses travelling northbound towards Northwood will follow the normal route along Claridges Rd, turn right on to Grampian St, left on to Cavendish Rd and veer left to stay on Cavendish Rd and resume the normal route.  

Buses travelling southbound towards Huntsbury will continue the normal route along Cavendish Rd, turn left on to Vietches Rd, right on to Grampian St and left on to Claridges Rd to resume the normal route.  

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.

From Monday 6^th October will be road works on Inwoods Road that will require school route 715 to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Morning trips travelling towards Mairehau High School will follow the normal route along Queenspark Drive, take the 2^nd exit at the Inwoods Road roundabout, turn right onto Ashwood Street, and left onto Broadhaven Avenue to resume the normal route.

Afternoon trips travelling towards Queenspark and Prestons will not be impacted.

Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map. 

From Monday 6^th October for 21 days there will be road works on Wainoni Road that will require school route 715 to detour from it’s usual route.

Morning trips will not be impacted by these roadworks.

Afternoon trips will follow the normal route along New Brighton Road, take the 2^nd exit on the Wainoni Road roundabout, the 1^st exit on the ANZAC Drive roundabout and right onto Wainoni Road to resume the normal route.

Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.

From Monday 6^th October there will be road works on Inwoods Road that will require school route 669 to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Morning trips travelling towards AGHS and SBHS will not be impacted.

Afternoon trips travelling towards Queenspark will follow the normal route along Mairehau Road, turn right onto Royal Park Drive, right onto Brentwood Street, left onto Queenspark Drive, right onto Radiata Avenue, and left onto Broadhaven Avenue to resume the normal route. 

Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.

From Monday 6^th October for 21 days there will be road works on Wainoni Road that will require school routes 665 & 666 to detour from it’s usual route.

Morning trips will not be impacted by these roadworks.

Afternoon trips will follow the normal route along New Brighton Road, take the 2^nd exit on the Wainoni Road roundabout, the 1^st exit on the ANZAC Drive roundabout to continue along ANZAC Drive, and will then resume the normal route.

Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.

From Monday 6^th October for 21 days there will be road works on Wainoni Road that will require school route 664 to detour from it’s usual route.

Morning trips will not be impacted by these roadworks.

Afternoon trips will follow the normal route along New Brighton Road, take the 2^nd exit on the Wainoni Road roundabout, the 1^st exit on the ANZAC Drive roundabout and right onto Wainoni Road to resume the normal route.

Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.

From Monday 6^th October there will be road works on Inwoods Road that will require school route 652 to detour from its usual route until further notice.

Morning trips travelling towards Chisnallwood and Haeata Campus will follow the normal route along Mairehau Road, turn left onto Royal Park Drive, right onto Brentwood Street, and left onto Queenspark Drive to resume the normal route.

Afternoon trips travelling towards Queenspark and Burwood will not be impacted. 

Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map. 

From Monday 6^th October for 21 days there will be road works on Wainoni Road that will require the Route 653 school service to detour from its usual route.

Morning trips travelling towards Chisnallwood Intermediate will follow the normal route along New Brighton Road, take the 2^nd exit on the Wainoni Road roundabout, the 1^st exit on the ANZAC Drive roundabout and right onto Wainoni Road to resume the normal route.

Afternoon trips travelling towards Southshore will not be impacted by these roadworks.

Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the Route 653 detour map (PNG file, 176KB).

From Monday 6^th October for 21 days there will be road works on Wainoni Road that will require Route 80 to detour from it's usual route

Buses travelling westbound towards Lincoln will follow the normal route along New Brighton Road, take the 2^nd exit on the Wainoni Road roundabout, the 1^st exit on the ANZAC Drive roundabout and right onto Wainoni Road to resume the normal route.

Buses travelling eastbound towards Parklands will not be impacted by these roadworks.

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.

There will be several closed and temporary bus stops along Halswell Rd due to the road improvements currently underway and estimated to take two and a half years. These will impact Route 7 passengers as well as some other routes that use Halswell Rd.

Please take note of the signs installed by contractors at the closed stops, directing you to the nearest stop/temporarily placed stop. Allow for additional time to get to your stop in case stops have been moved as the road works progress.

Please safely signal to your bus when it approaches, especially if visibility is restricted. We apologise for any inconvenience. 

For the latest information on these works, please visit this website: NZTA Halswell Rd improvements.

From Monday 22nd September there will be road works on Flockton St that will require the Route 44 service to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Buses travelling northbound towards Shirley will follow the normal route along Warrington St, continue on Warrington St, turn left on to Hills Rd, left on to Aylesford St, left on to Westminster St and right on to Kensington Ave to resume the normal route. 

Buses travelling southbound towards Westmorland will follow the normal route along Westminster St, continue on Westminster St, left on to Francis Ave, left on to Warrington St and right on to Barbadoes St to resume the normal route. 

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map. 

From Sunday 31st August there is an update to the detour for works on Maidstone Rd that requires the Route 3 service to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

[Updated 18/09] Buses travelling eastbound towards Sumner will follow the normal route along Maidstone Rd, turn left on to Waimairi Rd, right on to Greers Rd, right on to Memorial Ave and right on to Ilam Rd to resume the normal route.  

Buses travelling westbound towards the Airport will not be impacted by these works. 

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map. 

From Monday 16th June there will be road works on Buchanans Rd that will require the Route 130 service to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Buses travelling westbound towards Hei Hei will continue the normal route to  Racecourse Rd, continue along Racecourse Rd, turn right on to Waterloo Rd, turn right on to SH1 Carmen Rd and turn left on to Buchanans Rd to resume the normal route.  

Buses travelling eastbound towards Avonhead will not be impacted by this detour.  

Several stops will be affected during this detour. View the detour map here.  

From Tuesday 22nd July there will be road works on Lincoln Rolleston Road that will require the Route 673 service to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Morning trips travelling towards City will not be impacted by this detour. 

Afternoon trips travelling towards Rolleston will continue the normal route to Tennyson St, take the second exit in the roundabout on to Springston Rolleston Rd, turn left on to Taita Dr, turn right on to Branthwaite Dr, turn right on to Territory St, turn right on to Kestrel St, turn left on to Branthwaite Dr, turn left on to Taita Dr, and turn left on to Springston Rolleston Rd to resume the normal route. 

View the detour map here

From Tuesday 22nd July there will be road works on Lincoln Rolleston Road that will require the Routes 672 and 674 service to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Morning trips travelling towards Christchurch will continue the normal route to Branthwaite Dr, turn right on to Territory St, turn right on to Kestrel St, turn left on to Branthwaite St, turn left on to Taita Dr, turn right on to Springston Rolleston Rd, take the second exit in the roundabout on to Tennyson St to resume the normal route.

View the detour map here.  

Afternoon trips travelling towards Rolleston will continue the normal route to Tennyson St, take the second exit in the roundabout on to Springston Rolleston Rd, turn left on to Taita Dr, turn right on to Branthwaite Dr, turn right on to Territory St, turn right on to Kestrel St, turn left on to Branthwaite Dr, turn left on to Taita Dr, and turn left on to Springston Rolleston Rd to resume the normal route. 

View the detour map here. 

From Monday 16th June there will be road works on Bower Avenue that will require the Route 671 school service to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Buses travelling in the PM towards Burnham will continue the normal route to Racecourse Rd, continue along Racecourse Rd, turn right on to Waterloo Rd, turn right on to SH1 Carmen Rd, turn left on to Buchanans Rd to resume the normal route.  

Buses travelling in the AM towards Riccarton will not be impacted by this detour.  

View the detour map here.