Student Sophia, new to Christchurch, samples our Metro system.

"Hail to the Bus Driver!" - Sophia takes a trip to the airport on the Metro bus and dedicates her latest Metro diary entry to the men and women who regularly drive her around the city. Read her Metro diary and find out about her trip. Give us your feedback on great Metro destinations - sophia@metroinfo.org.nz

Hornby’s Wayne Dennis, who has worked as a bus driver with Red Bus, for over 30 years, has been named Metro Bus Driver of the Month. He was nominated by a Dunedin woman who was catching the bus Wayne was driving to the airport. Read more about him here.

 

Environment Canterbury and bus companies, Leopard Coachlines and Christchurch Bus Services are undertaking a six month trial to assess the usefulness of cycle racks fitted to buses. The trial period is from Monday 12 November 2007 to 11 May 2008.

Read more about how you can take your bike on the bus here.

The joint Environment Canterbury and Christchurch City Council Metro Strategy for 2006-2012 is out now. Read about where Metro will be taking you in the future... 

As part of the rollout of Real Time Information throughout Christchurch you can now use your mobile phones to find the arrival time of your bus.  The Real Time system uses GPS and radio technology to update bus position every 13 seconds.  Read more …

Now you can check your balance online to see how much money you have left on your card. What could be simpler! You can still check your balance when you're on the bus and at the Christchurch Bus Exchange.