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81

Lincoln/City direct (81)

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Detour for Birchs Rd road works

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26 May 2025

Until further notice

From Monday 26th May until further notice there will be road works on Birchs Rd that will require the Route 81 service to detour from its usual route.

Buses travelling westbound towards Lincoln will continue the normal route to Springs Rd, continue along Springs Rd, turn left on to Trents Rd, turn right on to Birchs Rd to resume the normal route.  

Buses travelling eastbound towards Parklands/City will not be impacted by this detour.  

One stop will be impacted. View the detour map here

80

Lincoln/Parklands (80)

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Detour for Birchs Rd road works

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26 May 2025

Until further notice

From Monday 26th May there will be road works on Birchs Rd that will require the Route 80 service to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Buses travelling westbound towards Lincoln will continue the normal route to Springs Rd, continue along Springs Rd, turn left on to Trents Rd, turn right on to Birchs Rd to resume the normal route.  

Buses travelling eastbound towards Parklands/City will not be impacted by this detour.  

One stop will be impacted. View the detour map here. 

27

Northwood to Huntsbury (27)

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Detour for Ramahana Rd road works

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03 June 2025

06 June 2025

From Tuesday 3rd June for 4 days there will be road works on Ramahana Rd that will require the Route 27 service to detour from its usual route between the hours of 7am and 6pm.  

Buses travelling northbound towards Northwood will continue the normal route to Huntsbury Ave, turn left on to Parklands Dr, turn right on to Centaurus Rd and continue along Centaurus Rd to resume the normal route.  

Buses travelling southbound towards Huntsbury will continue the normal route to Centaurus Rd, continue along Centaurus Rd, turn left on to Parklands Dr, turn right on to Huntsbury Ave to resume the normal route.   

Several stops will be affected during this detour. View the detour map here

60

Hillmorton/Southshore (60)

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Detour for North Parade night works Stage 2

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03 June 2025

05 June 2025

From Tuesday 3rd June for 2 nights there will be night works on North Parade that will require the route 60 service to detour from its usual route between the hours of 9pm to 5am.  

Buses travelling eastbound towards Southshore will follow the normal route to North Parade, turn left on to Averill St, turn right on to Petrie St, turn right on to Shirley Rd, turn left on to Marshlands Rd to resume the normal route.  

Buses travelling westbound towards Hillmorton will not be impacted by these works.  

Several stops will be affected during this detour. View the detour map here. 

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Detour for North Parade night works

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02 June 2025

03 June 2025

On Monday 2nd June for 1 night there will be road works on North Parade that will require the Route 60 service to detour from its usual route between the hours of 9pm to 5am.  

Buses travelling westbound towards Hillmorton will follow the normal route to Marshlands Rd, turn right on to Shirley Rd, turn left on to Petrie St, turn left on to Averill St, turn right on to North Parade to resume the normal route.  

Buses travelling eastbound towards Southshore will not be impacted by these works.  

Several stops will be affected during this detour. View the detour map here.

Oa

Orbiter (Oa)

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Detour for North Parade night works

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03 June 2025

05 June 2026

From Tuesday 3rd June for 2 nights there will be night works on North Parade that will require the Orbiter anticlockwise service to detour from its usual route between the hours of 9pm to 5am.  

Buses travelling Anti-clockwise will follow the normal route to North Parade, turn left on to Averill St, turn right on to Petrie St, turn left on to Shirley Rd to resume the normal route.  

Buses travelling clockwise will not be impacted by these works.  

Several stops will be affected during this detour. View the detour map here

Oc

Orbiter (Oc)

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Detour for North Parade night works

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02 June 2025

03 June 2025

On Monday 2nd June for 1 night there will be road works on North Parade that will require the Orbiter clockwise service to detour from its usual route between the hours of 9pm to 5am.  

Buses travelling Clockwise will follow the normal route to Shirley Rd, turn right on to Petrie St, turn left on to Averill St, turn right on to North Parade to resume the normal route.  

Buses travelling anticlockwise will not be impacted by these works.  

Several stops will be affected during this detour. View the detour map here

67

Rolleston and Burnham to Upper Riccarton Schools (67)

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Detour for Waterloo Rd road works - 671

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26 May 2025

Until further notice

From Monday 26 May there will be road works on Waterloo Rd that will require the Route 671 school service to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Morning trips travelling towards Kirkwood Intermediate will follow the normal route to Waterloo Rd, veer left on to Halswell Junction Rd, continue on Halswell Junction Rd, turn left on to SH1 Main South Rd, left on to Parker St and continue on Parker St to resume the normal route.  

Afternoon trips travelling towards Burnham will not be impacted by these works.  

View the detour map here

140

Russley/Mt Pleasant (140)

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Detour for Moorhouse Avenue night works

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25 May 2025

08 June 2025

From Sunday 25 May for 14 nights there will be road closures on Moorhouse Avenue that will require the Route 140 service to detour from its usual route between the hours of 7:30PM until 6AM

Buses travelling westbound towards Russley will follow the normal route to Moorhouse Ave, stay right to use the overbridge, and resume the normal route.  

Buses travelling eastbound will not be impacted by this detour.

One stop will be affected during this detour. View the Moorhouse Avenue detour map (PNG file, 122KB)

5

Rolleston/New Brighton (5)

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Route change on Halswell Junction Rd

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22 May 2025

Until further notice

From Thursday 22nd May there will be a permanent road layout change on Halswell Junction Rd that will impact Route 5 trips. 

Buses travelling westbound towards Rolleston will follow the normal route to Halswell Junction Rd before veering left to stay on Halswell Junction Rd and continue on Waterloo Rd to resume the normal route. 

Buses travelling eastbound towards New Brighton will follow the normal route to Waterloo Rd, continue on Halswell Junction Rd and veer left to stay on Halswell Junction Rd to resume the normal route. 

There are two new stops installed on Halswell Junction Rd. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the adjusted route map.  
Our real time information tools like MetroGo will update shortly with the 
redirection and new bus stops.

64

Cashmere High School (64)

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Detour Milton Street- School Route 641

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19 May 2025

Until further notice

On Monday 19th May there will be road closures on Milton St that will cause the route 641 school service to detour from its usual route until further notice.

Buses travelling in the AM towards Cashmere High School will continue the normal route to Milton St, turn right on to Strickland St, turn left on to Bletsoe Ave, turn left on to Selwyn St, turn right on to Milton St to resume the normal route.

Buses travelling in the PM towards Woolston will not be impacted by this detour.

Several stops will be affected during this detour. View the Milton Street School Route detour map.

44

Shirley/Westmorland (44)

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Detour for Milton Street

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19 May 2025

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On Monday 19th May there will be road closures on Milton St that will cause the route 44 service to detour from its usual route until further notice.

Buses travelling southbound towards Westmorland will continue the normal route to Milton St, turn right on to Strickland St, turn left on to Bletsoe Ave, turn left on to Selwyn St, turn right on to Milton St to resume the normal route.  

Buses travelling northbound towards Shirley will not be impacted by this detour.

Several stops will be affected during this detour. View the Milton St detour map.

72

Waimakariri District to Christchurch Schools (72)

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Detour for Mairehau Road- School Service 724

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28 April 2025

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On Monday 28th of April there will be road closures that will require the Route 724 school service to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Buses travelling towards AGHS and SBHS in the AM will continue the normal route to Mairehau Rd, turn left on to Prestons Park Dr, take the second exit at the Georgina St roundabout, take the second exit at the Aviemore Dr roundabout, take the second exit at the Katrina St roundabout, turn right on to Prestons Rd, continue on to Burwood Rd, take the first exit at the Mairehau Rd roundabout, continue on Mairehau Rd to resume the normal route.

Buses travelling towards Queenspark in the PM will not be impacted by these changes. 

8

Port to Port (Airport to Lyttelton) (8)

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Detour for Wairakei Rd road works – Stage 2

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01 February 2025

Until further notice

From Saturday 1st February there will be road works on Wairakei Rd that will require the Route 8 service to detour from its usual route until further notice. 

Buses travelling northbound towards the Airport will follow the normal route along Wairakei Rd, turn right on to Blighs Rd, veer left to stay on Blighs Rd, turn left on to Condell Rd, left on to Greers Rd, veer left to stay on Greers Rd and turn right on to Wairakei Rd to resume the normal route. 

Buses travelling southbound towards Lyttelton will not be impacted by these works. 

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map.

130

Hei Hei/Avonhead (130)

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Detour for Creyke Rd

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09 September 2024

Until further notice

From Monday 9th September 2024, there will be long-term road works on Creyke Road that will require the Route 130 service to detour from its usual route for about a year (until at least September 2025).   

Buses travelling westbound towards Hei Hei will follow the normal route along Maidstone Rd before turning left on to Ilam Rd, right on to Memorial Ave and left on to Kotare St to resume the normal route. 

Buses travelling eastbound towards Avonhead will not be impacted by this detour. 

Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map. 

For more information about this detour please visit the news page on our website. 

100

Wigram/The Palms (100)

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Detour for Clyde Rd, Creyke Rd, Ilam Rd

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09 September 2024

Until further notice

From Monday 9th September 2024, there will be long-term road works in Ilam that will require the Route 100 service to detour from its usual route for about a year (until at least September 2025).   

Buses travelling westbound towards Wigram will follow the normal route along Riccarton Road and instead of turning right onto Clyde Road, buses will continue on Riccarton Road to resume normal route, avoiding Clyde Rd, Creyke Rd, and Ilam Rd. 

Buses travelling eastbound towards The Palms will follow the normal route along Riccarton Road and instead of turning left onto Ilam Road, buses will continue on Riccarton Road to resume normal route, avoiding Ilam Rd, Creyke Rd, and Clyde Rd. 

[12/09/24 -Updated detour map] Several stops will be affected during this detour. Find out if your stop is affected by viewing the detour map. 

We understand that this detour will have a large impact on passengers, and we apologise for any inconvenience. 

If you have any questions or need support to find an alternative to your journey, please contact our team at 03 366 88 55 or metro@ecan.govt.nz. For more information about this detour please visit the news page on our website. 

7

Halswell/Queenspark (7)

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Halswell Rd closed bus stops - no detour

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01 May 2024

Until further notice

There will be several closed and temporary bus stops along Halswell Rd due to the road improvements currently underway and estimated to take two and a half years. These will impact Route 7 passengers as well as some other routes that use Halswell Rd.

Please take note of the signs installed by contractors at the closed stops, directing you to the nearest stop/temporarily placed stop. Allow for additional time to get to your stop in case stops have been moved as the road works progress.

Please safely signal to your bus when it approaches, especially if visibility is restricted. We apologise for any inconvenience. 

For the latest information on these works, please visit this website: NZTA Halswell Rd improvements.