All detours and updates

Orchard Road vaccination hub bus stop 

From Wednesday 6 October, route 125 will now stop at a special bus stop, for those travelling to the Orchard Road vaccination hub. The bus stop will be in place for the next three months.  

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On Monday 11 October until further notice there will be a detour away from Wharanui Rd due to road works.

Buses travelling towards Lincoln will detour from Riccarton Rd to Matipo St, Blenheim Rd to resume normal service.

Buses travelling towards Parklands will continue to Blenheim Rd, Matipo St and Riccarton Rd to resume normal service.

Bus stops on Wharanui Rd are closed. Bus stops on Riccarton Rd between Wharanui Rd and Matipo St will not be serviced. Passengers are advised to use the bus stop 28539 and 47377 on Blenheim Rd and stops on Matipo St and on Riccarton Rd use stops 53298 and 53308.

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From Monday 16 August until further notice there will be a detour away from Waterloo Rd due to road works.

Buses travelling towards New Brighton will detour from Waterloo Rd to Pound Rd to Main South Rd  to resume the normal route. Buses travelling west towards Rolleston are not affected.

Bus stops 45892, 25515, 25527 and 53924 will not be serviced. Passengers need to use temporary stops on Pound Rd and Main South Rd. View detour map

On Monday April, the 19^th for 6 weeks or until further notice there will be a detour in place due to road works.

Buses travelling towards Halswell will detour from Maidstone Rd onto Waimairi Rd before resuming the normal route on Riccarton Rd. Buses traveling towards the Palms will detour from a part of Riccarton Rd onto Waimairi Rd, Maidstone Rd before resuming the normal route on Creyke Rd.

Passengers who use the bus stop 38317 or 38676 on Ilam Rd should instead use bus stop 37072 on Waimairi Rd near Bowen St. Passengers who use the bus stop 38682 on Ilam Rd should instead bus stop 37157 on Waimairi Rd near Bowen St. Passengers who use stop 38408 on Riccarton Rd should instead use stop 38837 on Church Corner. Any passengers who use the bus stop 39687 on Ilam Rd should instead use the bus stop 13946 on Creyke Rd. Finally, any passengers who use the bus stops 38719 or 13671 on Ilam Rd should instead use the bus stop 32318 on Creyke Rd near Barlow St. View detour map.

There are two trips a day (Monday - Friday) that drop off and pick up outside Kilmarnock Enterprises on Lodestar Ave. The 6.45am trip departing the Palms arrives at Kilmarnock Enterprises at approximately 7.35am, and the 4.05pm trip departing Halswell picks up passengers outside Kilmarnock Enterprises at approximately 4.27pm.

On Monday April, the 19^th for six weeks or until further notice there will be a detour in place due to road works.

Buses travelling towards Airport / Sheffield Cres will detour from a part of Riccarton Rd onto Clyde Rd, Creyke Rd before resuming the normal route on Maidstone Rd.

Passengers who use the bus stop 39697 on Ilam Rd should instead use bus stop 43058 on Maidstone Rd. Any passengers who use the bus stop 38317 on Ilam Rd should instead use the bus stop 38726 on Clyde Rd near Hinau St. Finally, passengers who use the bus stop 38682 on Ilam Rd should instead use the bus stop 38289 on Riccarton Rd near Paeroa St. View detour map.

Buses travelling towards Sumner are not affected by this detour.

From Monday 28 September until further notice there will be a detour away from Adderley Tce due to road works.

Buses travelling toward Pegasus and Waikuku will detour from Silverstream Blvd to Island Rd, Audley St, Sneyd St then to Adderley Tce to resume normal route. Passengers should use bus stops 53417 on Island Rd or 53349 on Silverstream Blvd.
Buses travelling toward the city will detour from Adderley Tce to Sneyd St, Audley St, Island Rd, then to Silverstream Blvd to resume normal route. Passengers should use stops 53331 on Silverstream Blvd and 53401 on Island Rd. View detour map