Media Releases

24th September 2009 - Promotion snappered up

Last weekend’s Snapper 50 per cent off promotion saw a 27 per cent jump in people snappering their bus fare on GO Wellington, Valley Flyer and Airport Flyer buses. Read more...

14th September 2009 - bus fares are snappered in half

GO Wellington, Valley Flyer and Airport Flyer are all offering 50% off the cash price of a single fare when customers Snapper their bus fares this weekend. Read more...

2nd September 2009 - Last new-generation trolley bus hits the road

GO Wellington today launched the last of the new generation trolley buses to be delivered under a fleet replacement programme which began in December 2007. Read more...

31st August 2009 - Win the best seats from your bus seats

Simply by travelling on a GO Wellington, Valley Flyer or Airport Flyer bus, passengers will be in with a chance to win two of the best seats in town every day! Read more...

28th August 2009 - Children can hook a Snapper too!

Children are now able to Snapper their bus fares on Go Wellington buses Read more...

17th August 2009 - Children can Snapper too

From 20 August, children who catch the bus will be able to Snapper their GO Wellington bus fares. Read more...

8th July 2009 - GO Wellington - Zero tolerance for theft

GO Wellington today confirmed that nine drivers have been dismissed in recent months due to irregularities in reconciling revenue off their buses. Read more...

1st July 2009 - GO Wellington - go give life

A dramatic, new-look bus aimed at raising awareness of the work of the Neonatal Trust will be taking to the streets of Wellington from tomorrow as part of GO Wellington’s highly visual community-branded bus fleet. Read more...

4th June 2009 - 30,000 people benefit from Council's decision on the Golden Mile

NZ Bus CEO Bruce Emson comments on the Wellington City Council voting in support of opening Manners Mall to Wellington buses and improving the area's pedestrian ways. Read more...

25 March 2009 - GO Wellington routes 48 and 49 to cease at end of trial period

GO Wellington routes 48 and 49 will cease running from Friday, 27 March. Routes 48 and 49 ran from Karori Park to Queensgate via Johnsonville and from Wellington Zoo to Queensgate via Wellington’s CBD, respectively. Read more...

24 March 2009 - Disruption to GO Wellington bus services - 30 March 2009

Due to a scheduled stop work meeting for the Wellington Tramway Union’s AGM, all GO Wellington bus services will be disrupted on Monday, 30 March between the hours of 10am and 2pm. Read more...

11 March 2009 - From 1 April 2009, pensioner bus permits will no longer be valid

The introduction of free travel for SuperGold* card holders (on off-peak Metlink services from 1 October
2008) has replaced the pensioner scheme. Read more...

17 February 2009 - How many artists does it take to turn a bus into a work of art?

Get down to the Cuba Street Carnival on Saturday, 21 February and watch as a group of local and overseas artists turn a GO Wellington bus into a moving piece of art. Read more...


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