Recently local bus operator Go Bus was 100 percent purchased by Kinetic NZ Holdings, which also owns the SkyBus airport service.
However, it will be some time before any potential expansion of SkyBus closer to the Hibiscus Coast is considered.
Currently the closest place to catch a SkyBus to the airport is in Albany, but that route is not currently operating because of the effect on travel of Covid-19. Kinetic plans to expand SkyBus, but not until the service first returns to pre-Covid levels.
There are also plans to introduce more e-buses, initially for a new airport service in Auckland city.
Go Bus is contracted to Auckland Transport and also provides a school bus service. Go Bus director of business development, Russell Turnbull, says at this stage it will be business as usual for those local services.
Kinetic NZ is part of the Kinetic Group, based in Melbourne. Overseas Investment Office approval was required for the purchase because the Go Bus site in Foundry Road, Silverdale is considered sensitive land, adjoining a reserve near the Weiti River, and also because consideration for the shares exceeded NZ$100 million.
