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Bay of Plenty Regional Council5 Quay StPO Box 364 Whakatane, NZ |
Bay of Plenty Regional Council contracts the following bus operators to operate the various services.
For lost property please contact the operators on the numbers below.
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NZBUS
Greerton Depot
305 Chadwick Rd
Greerton
Tauranga
0800 200 569
NZ Bus Ltd is contracted to operate the following services for the Bay of Plenty Regional Council:
- Tauranga Urban and Te Puke services on the Bayhopper Western Bay bus network
- Specific school bus routes in Tauranga

Ritchies Rotorua Base
146 Riri Street
Rotorua
Phone: 07 347 0098
Ritchies Rotorua Base is contracted to operate the following services for the Bay of Plenty Regional Council:
- Cityride Rotorua
- Murupara to Rotorua
- Regional Tertiary/Commuter Services - 102 Rotorua to Tauranga, 104 Murupara to Rotorua, 105 Tauranga to Rotorua

Uzabus
Uzabus Eastern Bay of Plenty, 11 Te Tahi St, Whakatane, Phone: 07 308 6169, is contracted to operate the following services for the Bay of Plenty Regional Council:
- Bayhopper Eastern Bay
- Potaka - Opotiki
- Regional Tertiary/Commuter Services - 101 Whakatane to Tauranga
Uzabus Tauranga, 12 Alach Street, Tauranga 3112, Phone 0800 892287 operates the following service for the Bay of Plenty Regional Council:
- Bayhopper Katikati and Omokoroa
- Regional Tertiary/Commuter Services - 103 Katikati to Tauranga

ND Kiwi Tours
ND Kiwi Tours
3 Mulgan Street
Katikati
Phone: 07 549 2986
Website: ndkiwitours.co.nz/other-services/town-connector-bus-service
ND Kiwi Tours is contracted to operate the Town Connector bus service linking Katikati, Waihi Beach and Waihi.