Changes to some school services Effective from 28 January 2013, there are changes to some school bus services operated by Runcimans. These changes include discontinuing some school services, variations to some services and the introduction of some new services.

Please note that any school bus services to and from Riverstone Terraces, or Lower Hutt suburbs to Lower Hutt Schools operated by Valley Flyer are not affected by these changes.

Fares and Using Snapper on public bus routes Some of the changes detailed below require the use of public bus routes as an alternative to discontinued school bus services. The Runcimans term passes cannot be used on public bus routes, they can only be used on dedicated school buses operated by Runcimans. Credit can be loaded onto your Snapper card which can be used to transfer between Runcimans school routes and public bus routes at no additional cost, but you need to make sure that you tag on and tag off of each bus otherwise you will pay more than you need to. Transfer options are not available for the train, although monthly passes at significant discounts are available.

Planning your journey We have made some suggestions below as to which particular timetabled public bus services and transfers between them may best suit your travel needs. You should however plan your journey at www.metlink.org.nz, in case there are other options more suited to you. Journey Planner information in regards to new and changed services will be available from 7 January 2013.

Information on changed, new and discontinued school bus services The following information is presented by school, but in many cases school buses are shared between different schools. Where this is so the core information is duplicated but some details may be slightly different – therefore please make sure you look at information specific to your school.

St Patrick’s College Silverstream

Please note that all Runcimans school bus routes (except Ministry of Education services from Wainuiomata, Whitemans Valley, Mangaroa or Akatarawa) to St Patrick’s College are affected in some way, as detailed below.

Routes to be discontinued at the end of the 2012 school year:

Route Alternative Public Transport Options Discontinued 902 • Passengers will be able to use school bus (Afternoon Only) route 901 departing from St Patricks College St Patricks - Te at 3:05pm or public bus Route 110 to Emerald Marua Hill, departing from St Patrick’s College at 3.13pm, 3.28pm or 3.43pm.

• Passengers on public bus Route 110 will be able to transfer to either public bus Route 111 to Totara Park or public bus Route 112 to Te Marua, which both depart from Upper Hutt Station at 3.30pm or 4:00pm.

952 • Passengers will be able to use school bus Waterloo – St route 951 from Avalon/Hutt Central/Melling Patricks Silverstream areas departing from Fairway Drive at Avalon Park at 7:49am, Hutt Hopital – High Street at approximately 7:53am, and Melling Station at approximately 7:57am. Passengers currently boarding at Waterloo Train Station will be able to use the train service at 7.57am.

960 • Passengers from Stokes Valley will be able to Wainuiomata – St use; Patricks Silverstream o School bus route 953 Stokes Valley – via Stokes Valley Fergusson Intermediate via St Patrick’s College, departing from Stokes Valley Road at Kamahi Street at 8:10am, or from Stokes Valley Shops (Stokes Valley Rd) at 8:20am in the mornings, and both departing Silverstream Station - Fergusson Drive at 3:10pm in the afternoons; or Public bus Route 110 departing from Stokes Valley Entrance at 8.08am or 8.23am. • Passengers from Wainuiomata will be able to use public bus Route 160 departing Wainuiomata Shopping Centre at 7:10am, or public bus Route 170 departing Sunny Grove at 7:03am, and transfer to public bus Route 110 to Emerald Hill at Westfield Queensgate at 7:46am; or alternatively:

• Passengers from Wainuiomata will be able to use public bus Route 160 departing Wainuiomata Shopping Centre at 7.20am or public bus Route 170 departing Sunny Grove at 7.18am, and transfer to the train from Waterloo Station at 7.57am.

962 • Passengers from Eastbourne will be able to Eastbourne – St use public bus Route 83 to Courtenay Place, Patricks Silverstream departing from Eastbourne Terminus at 7.05am or 7.35am and transfer to either: o Public bus Route 110 to Emerald Hill, departing from Queensgate at 7.46am or 8.01am; or o Disembark the bus at Ludlam Crescent and take the train from Woburn Station at 7.54 (if catching the Route 83 7.05am service).

• Passengers from Petone will be able to use: o Public bus Route 110 to Emerald Hill, departing from Petone Station at 7.33am or 7.48am; or o The train from Petone Station at 7.49am.

• Passengers from Central Hutt/Belmont flat/Kelson flat will be able to use school bus route 951 departing from Melling Station at approximately 7:57am, Grounsell Crescent (near 275) at approximately 8:00am, Kelson Layby (School Stop) at approximately 8:01am and Belmont Flat - Western Hutt Road (northbound) at approximately 8:03am. The afternoon service will drop off at these same locations before 4:08pm.

972 • Passengers will be able to use school bus Papakowhai – St routes 970, 971 and 973 serving Papakowhai, Patricks Silverstream Paremata, Plimmerton, and Whitby areas. See information under ‘Routes Changed’ for timetable information.

• A transfer of passengers between buses will occur (at no extra cost) at Paremata Haywards Rd at Moonshine Rd bus stop, depending on the number of passengers for each school.

• School bus routes 971 and 973 will continue on to St Patrick’s College and HIBS from the Paremata Haywards Rd at Moonshine Rd bus stop after transfers.

Routes to be changed at the beginning of the school year, from 28 January 2013:

Route Changes and Alternative Public Changed Transport Options 901 • No change to the route, but there are timetable St Patrick’s changes to the afternoon service – the service will College – now depart from St Patricks College – School Stop Brown Owl at 3:05pm and arrive at Akatarawa Road – Brown Owl Shops at 3:25pm.

953 * Note school route 953 is a shared service with Stokes Valley – Fergusson Intermediate and St Patrick’s College. Fergusson Intermediate* The current timetable and afternoon school bus routes have been changed, with St Patrick’s College added as a school serviced by this school route.

• The morning services will commence at Stokes Valley Road at Kamahi Street at 8:10 am and Stokes Valley Shops (Stokes Valley Rd) at 8:20am, arriving at Silverstream Station - Fergusson Drive (St Pats) at 8:23am and 8:28am.

• The afternoon services will commence at Fergusson Intermediate School at 3:05pm, both arriving at Silverstream Station - Fergusson Drive at 3:10pm.

970 * Note school route 970 is a shared service with Chilton Papakowhai – St James School, St Oran’s College and HIBS. Chilton St James* • The current route and timetable have been changed, with transfers for students from HIBS and St Patrick’s College to school routes 971 and 973 at Paremata Haywards Rd at Moonshine Rd bus stop in the morning and in the afternoon.

• The morning departure time from Aotea Lagoon (RNZ Police College) has changed to 7:20am with an arrival time of 7:50am at Paremata Haywards Rd at Moonshine Rd bus stop for transfers to school routes 971 and 973, and the afternoon departure from Chilton St James School on Waterloo Road has changed to 3:30pm with an arrival time of 3:55pm at Paremata Haywards Rd at Moonshine Rd bus stop for transfers from school routes 971 and 973.

971 * Note school route 971 is a shared service with Chilton Papakowhai – St James, St Oran’s College and HIBS. HIBS (via Whitby Village • The current route and timetable have been and St Patrick’s changed to start at Papakowhai in the mornings College)* and finish at Papakowhai in the afternoons.

• The morning departure time from Aotea Lagoon (RNZ Police College) has changed to 7:20am, and the afternoon departure time from Silverstream Station – Fergusson Drive has changed to 3:43pm.

973 * Note school route 973 is a shared service with Chilton Paremata – St James, St Oran’s College and HIBS. HIBS (via St Patrick’s • The current timetable has been changed, College)* with a route change to the afternoon service, removing Papakowhai (Aotea Lagoon – RNZ Police College) from the bus route. This service will now finish at Paremata Station.

• The morning departure time from Paremata Station has changed to 7:20am, and the afternoon departure from Silverstream Station – Fergusson Drive has changed to 3:43pm, with an arrival time of 3:55pm at Paremata Haywards Rd at Moonshine Rd bus stop for transfers to school routes 970 and 971.