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. Heretaunga College Runciman school bus routes that are not changing: • 907 Gillespies Road – Heretaunga College • 927 Te Marua – Heretaunga College • 991 Heretaunga College – Te Marua • Ministry of Education services from Wainuiomata, Whitemans Valley, Mangaroa or Akatarawa Routes to be discontinued at the end of 2012 school year: Route Alternative Public Transport Options Discontinued 900 • Passengers will be able to use public Brown Owl – bus Route 110 departing from Emerald Maidstone Hill at 7.55am or 8.10am. Intermediate. (This is a morning only service) Routes to be changed at the beginning of the school year, from 28 January 2013: Route Changes and Alternative Public Changed Transport Options 926 • The morning service will continue unchanged; Upper Hutt and students arrive at Heretaunga College at Heretaunga 8:26am. College – Totara Park. • The afternoon services from Upper Hutt College and from Heretaunga College will now be combined. This service will pick up students at Heretaunga College at 3:35pm. 954 * Note school route 954 is a shared service with Maidstone Stokes Valley – Intermediate and Heretaunga College. Maidstone Intermediate and • The current timetable and school bus routes Heretaunga have been changed, with Heretaunga College College* added as a school serviced by this school route. • The morning service will commence at Stokes Valley Terminus - Rakau Grove at 8:10 am, arriving at Heretaunga College at 8:30am. • The afternoon service will commence at Maidstone Intermediate at 3:15pm, arriving at Heretaunga College at 3:20pm. .