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11 June 2026
24 June 2026
On Thursday 11th June for 14 days there will be road works on Avondale Rd that will require school route 667 to detour from its usual route.
Morning trips travelling towards AGHS and SBHS will follow the normal route to Breezes Rd, turn right on Wainoni Rd, turn left on SH74 Anzac Dr, take the 2nd exit at the New Brighton Rd rdbt, onto SH74 Anzac Dr, take the 2nd exit at the Travis Rd rdbt, and onto Frosts Rd to resume the normal route.
Afternoon trips travelling towards Southshore will follow the normal route to Frosts Rd, take the 2nd exit at the Travis Rd rdbt, onto SH74 Anzac Dr, take the 2nd exit at the New Brighton rdbt, onto SH74 Anzac Dr, turn right on Wainoni Rd, and turn left on Breezes 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.
09 June 2026
09 July 2026
From Tuesday 9th June for 30 days there will be road works on Mairehau Rd that will require school service 669 to detour from its usual route.
Morning trips travelling towards AGHS and SBHS will not be impacted.
Afternoon trips travelling towards Queenspark will follow the normal route to Rothesay Rd, take the 2nd exit at the Putake Rd rdbt, take the 2nd exit at the Pohutukawa Cres rdbt, and turn right on Burwood 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.
09 June 2026
09 July 2026
From Tuesday 9th June for 30 days there will be road works on Mairehau Rd that will require school service 724 to detour from its usual route.
Morning trips travelling towards AGHS and SBHS will follow the normal route to Mairehau Rd, turn left on Prestons Park Dr, take the 2nd exit at the Georgina St rdbt, take the 2nd exit at the Aviemore Dr rdbt, take the 2nd exit at the Katrine Dr rdbt, turn right on Prestons Rd, continue on Burwood Rd, and take the 1st exit at the Mairehau Rd rdbt to resume the normal route.
Afternoon trips travelling towards Queenspark will follow the normal route to Mairehau Rd, turn right on Putake Rd, take the 1st exit at the Rothesay Rd rdbt, take the 2nd exit at the Pohutukawa Cres rdbt, turn right on Burwood Rd, continue on Prestons Rd, turn left on Prestons Park Dr, take the 2nd exit at the Katrine Dr rdbt, take the 2nd exit at the Aviemore Dr rdbt, take the second exit at the Georgina St rdbt, and turn right on Mairehau 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.
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14 June 2026
15 June 2026
On Sunday 14th June for 2 nights there will be road works on Whitemore St/Fitzgerald Ave that will require the Route 7 service to detour from its usual route between the hours of 9pm till last bus.
Buses travelling westbound towards Halswell will follow the normal route to Hills Rd, turn left on North Avon Rd, turn right on Stanmore Rd, turn right on Avonside Dr, and turn left on Fitzgerald Ave to resume the normal route.
Buses travelling eastbound towards Queenspark will not be impacted.
Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.
09 June 2026
09 July 2026
From Tuesday 9th June for 30 days there will be road works on Mairehau Rd that will require the Route 7 service to detour from its usual route.
Buses travelling westbound towards Halswell will follow the normal route to Mairehau Rd, turn right on Putake Dr, take the 1st exit at the Rothesay Rd rdbt, take the 2nd exit at the Pohutukawa Cres rdbt, turn left on Burwood Rd, turn left at the Burwood Hospital Main Entry, turn left on Burwood Rd, and take the 2nd exit at the Mairehau Rd rdbt to resume the normal route.
Buses travelling eastbound towards Queenspark will not be impacted.
Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.
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14 June 2026
17 June 2026
On Sunday 14th June for 4 nights there will be road works on Blenheim Rd that will require the Route 80 service to detour from its usual route between the hours of 8pm till last bus.
Buses travelling westbound towards Lincoln will follow the normal route to Blenheim Rd, turn right on Curletts Rd, turn left on Main South Rd, take the 3rd exit at the Blenheim Rd rdbt, and onto Main South Rd to resume the normal route.
Buses travelling eastbound towards Parklands will not be impacted.
Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.
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14 June 2026
19 June 2026
On Sunday 14th June for 5 nights there will be additional road works on Wairakei Rd that will require the Route 8 service to detour from its usual route between the hours of 8pm till 5:45am.
Buses travelling northbound towards the Airport will follow the normal route to Wairakei Rd, turn right on Breens Rd, turn left on Harewood Rd, and continue on Harewood Rd to resume the normal route.
Buses travelling southbound towards Lyttelton will follow the normal route to Harewood Rd, continue on Harewood Rd, turn right on Breens Rd, and turn left on Wairakei 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.
07 May 2026
Until further notice
From Thursday 7th May there will be road works on Wairakei Rd that will require the Route 8 service to detour from its usual route between the hours of 5:45am till 8pm until further notice.
Buses travelling southbound towards Lyttelton will follow the normal route to Harewood Rd, continue on Harewood Rd, turn right on Breens Rd, and turn left on Wairakei Rd to resume the normal route.
Buses travelling northbound towards the Airport will not be impacted.
Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.
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14 June 2026
16 June 2026
On Sunday 14th June for 2 nights there will be road works on Jones Rd that will require the Route 5 service to detour from its usual route between the hours of 9pm till 5am.
Buses travelling westbound towards Rolleston will follow the normal rotue to Jones Rd, take the 1st exit at the Weedons Ross Rd rdbt, onto Weedons Ross Rd, take the 2nd exit at the Weedons Interchange rdbt, onto the overbridge, take the 2nd exit at the Weedons Interchange rdbt, onto SH1 Main South Rd, and turn left on Rolleston Dr to resume the normal route.
Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the westbound detour map.
Buses travelling eastbound towards New Brighton will follow the normal route to SH1 Main South Rd, continue on SH1 Main South Rd, onto the Southern Motorway, take the 1st exit off the Southern Motorway, take the 1st exit at the Weedons Ross Rd rdbt, and take the 3rd exit at the Jones Rd rdbt to resume the normal route.
Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the eastbound detour map.
11 June 2026
19 June 2026
On Thursday 11th June for 9 days there will be road works on Waterloo Rd that will require the Route 5 service to detour from its usual route.
Buses travelling westbound towards Rolleston will follow the normal route to Waterloo Rd, turn right on Barters Rd, turn left on Maddisons Rd, turn left on Kirk Rd, and turn right on Railway Tce to resume the normal route.
Buses travelling eastbound towards New Brighton will follow the normal route to Kirk St, continue on Kirk Rd, turn right on Maddisons Rd, turn right on Barters Rd, and turn left on Waterloo 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.
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11 June 2026
19 June 2026
On Thursday 11th June for 9 days there will be road works on Waterloo Rd that will require school routes 671 & 673 to detour from its usual route.
Morning trips travelling towards Upper Riccarton will follow the normal route to Kirk Rd, continue on Kirk Rd, turn right on Maddisons Rd, turn right on Barters Rd, and turn left on Waterloo Rd to resume the normal route.
Afternoon trips travelling towards Burnham will follow the normal route to Waterloo Rd, turn right on Barters Rd, turn left on Maddisons Rd, turn left on Kirk Rd, and turn right on Railway Tce 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.
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15 June 2026
Until further notice
From Monday 15th June, Stop #13933 (Main North Rd near Wrights Rd) will be permanently removed and no longer used by Route 1.
Instead, please use Stop #54874 (Kaiapoi South Park & Ride).
Please view the map here.
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09 June 2026
09 July 2026
From Tuesday 9th June for 30 days there will be road works on Mairehau Rd that will require the Route 135 service to detour from its usual route.
Buses travelling westbound towards The Palms will follow the normal route to Mairehau Rd, turn right on Putake Dr, take the 1st exit at the Rothesay Rd rdbt, take the 2nd exit at the Pohutukawa Cres rdbt, turn left on Burwood Rd, turn left at the Burwood Hospital Main Entry and turn right on Burwood Rd to resume the normal route.
Buses travelling eastbound towards New Brighton will not be impacted.
Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.
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09 June 2026
09 July 2026
From Tuesday 9th June for 30 days there will be road works on Mairehau Rd that will require school service 791 to detour from its usual route.
Morning trips travelling towards City Schools will not be impacted.
Afternoon trips travelling towards Queenspark will follow the normal route to Mairehau Rd, turn right on Putake Rd, take the 1st exit at the Rothesay Rd rdbt, take the 2nd exit at the Pohutukawa Cres rdbt, and turn right on Burwood 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.
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12 January 2026
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From Monday 12th January there will be Stop/Go traffic controls in place on Centaurus Rd near Kowhai Tce to facilitate sewer renewal works that will impact the Orbiter service.
Unfortunately, there is no suitable detour for heavy vehicles in this area so delays to certain trips may occur.
We recommend allowing more time for your travel and checking your trip ETA using our Next Bus Tool
We apologise for an inconvenience.
10 March 2026
Until further notice
From Monday 9th March the next stage of the wastewater project works on Greers Rd will require the Orbiter service to detour from its usual route until further notice.
Buses travelling clockwise will follow the normal route to Greers Rd, turn left on Memorial Ave, turn right on Grahams Rd, turn right on Wairakei Rd, and turn left on Greers Rd to resume the normal route.
Buses travelling anticlockwise will not be impacted.
Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.
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04 May 2026
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On Monday 4th May for 14 days there will be road works on Chelsea St that will require the Route 140 service to detour from its usual route.
Buses travelling eastbound towards Mt Pleasant will follow the normal route to Buckleys Rd, continue on Buckleys Rd, continue on Pages Rd, turn right on McGregors Rd, turn right on Hay St, and turn left on Linwood Ave to resume the normal route.
Buses travelling westbound towards Russley will follow the normal route to Linwood Ave, continue on Linwood Ave, and turn left on Aldwins 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.
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04 May 2026
Until further notice
On Monday 4th May there will be road works on Chelsea St that will require the Route 155 service to detour from its usual route until further notice.
Buses travelling eastbound towards Lyttelton will follow the normal route to Linwood Ave, continue on Linwood Ave, U-turn to slip lane at Hay St, continue on Linwood Ave, turn right on Buckleys Rd, and continue on Buckleys Rd to resume the normal route.
Buses travelling westbound toward Eastgate will not be impacted.
Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.