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- Purchased new by the Christchurch Transport Board and now operated by successor RedBus is MAN SL202, 655 with CWI bodywork arriving at the off-street covered bus station in 2005. © Ian Lynas
- Howick Bus Co is one of Auckland\’s oldest operators. Amongst its latest deliveries is 209 BEZ445, a MAN 17.223 with Designline bodywork leaving Auckland for its home suburb in 2005. © Ian Lynas
- RedBus the major Christchurch operator have some vehicles route branded for Metrostar services, one such being 403, an MAN with Designline body photographed in 2005. © Ian Lynas
- Dunedin City Transport is one of only two municipal operators remaining in New Zealand. 510 is a Volvo B10M with Coachwork International coachwork photographed at the depot in 2005. © Ian Lynas
- 3 Dennis Dart\’s with Custom Coaches bodywork operated for a short period with Brisbane Bus Lines in Brisbane, Australia but were exported to New Zealand in July 2001. Initially in Tauranga, all 3 are now with GoBus in Hamilton. 65 was BBL65 in Australia. © Ian Lynas
- Leopard Coachlines in Christchurch were the operators of 82 a MAN with Designline body photographed in 2005. © Ian Lynas
- This is the last Optare Spectra Ever built, ex UK © Stephen Cho
- MCW Metroliner Stephen Cho
- 3 ARA MCCW Trolleys On 21-Nov-1971, parked up in the middle of the day in Halsey Street adjacent to the Gaunt St City Depot. No 10 was from Onehunga Depot while Nos 38 and 34 were from May Rd Depot © Peter Trevor
- ARA 317 542 761 July 1975 © Peter Trevor
- zhongtong bus LCK6125H 3 axle city bus supplied to gobus of christchurch, first chinese city buses supplied with EBS brake system © GOBUS
- zhongtong bus LCK6112G 10.5m 48 seater school bus tare weight of only 8600kg, used in invercargil south island new zealand © IPT
- MAN 18.280 E5 2012 Designline Enviroline now Euro 5 Body © David E. Harris
- CTB)Christchurch Transport Board Redbus MAN 22.240\’s as School Buses © David E. Harris
- 1952 AEC doubledecker Original body 9.6lt diesel short wheel base Body by Commonwealth Engineering © Dave Hamilton
- ex NPCC New Plymouth City Council Mercedes Benz 0305 rebuilt by Designline at 1997 © David E Harris
- Ritchies in Auckland have taken delivery of a number of BCI Citirider double-deckers painted in the livery of Metro, the Auckland Region transport authority. 1055 is seen departing Auckland on a Northern Express Sunday working to the Hibiscus Coast on 7 May 2017. © Ian Lynas
- Tranzit Group InterCity 1085, KGN211, a Scania K440EB6 with Kiwi body departs from Flat Hills Café, Ohingaiti in the North Island on 10 May 2017 and heading to Auckland. © Ian Lynas
- Newlands Coach Service 169, FQZ372 is a Scania K280UB6 with Kiwi Bus Builders bodywork photographed near the Wellington Interisland Ferry Terminal on 9 May 2017. © Ian Lynas
- Gubbs, Warkworth in the North Island operate 18, ADW614, a Hino Rainbow photographed at the depot on 13 May 2017. © Ian Lynas
- Auckland Regional Authority (ARA) workshop in June 1982. A new work-o-bus body for the ARA civil engineers department awaits its new Isuzu chassis, as behind it repairs are carried out to a Vauxhall Viva and another work-o-bus. In the fore ground is a PSV spec body being built for the ARA forestry department.The other end of the workshop would have had 4/5 Mercedes 0305 buses in for overhaul. © K Gannon
- Wellington CT 213 is a Volvo B58 Hawke trolleybus brand new and awaiting delivery at Hawkes premises in Takanini Auckland in July 1982 © K Gannon.
- ARA Auckland 1093 a Mercedes 0303 with German VOV design body by NZMB ( note the flat side windows compared with the German originals) at the Downtown bus terminus. These vehicles were good for private hire etc but not really ideal for town bus work. 16 9 82 ©K Gannon
- Auckland Regional Authority (ARA) 1596 a Mercedes 0305 with a New Zealand Motor Bodies(NZMB) body to German VOV specifications parked in Downtown Auckland. These vehicles had problems with rusting and had their steel panelling replaced by aluminium. 16 9 82 © K Gannon
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