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The Mangawhai summer bus service is on its way back, providing free local rides in the area for the fifth consecutive summer.
Starting on December 27, the bus will run a regular service between 10am and 5.30pm from the Domain in Mangawhai village to the Heads surf beach, with stops at key points along the route, including the Mangawhai Artists Gallery, Mangawhai Central, the museum, MAZ and Wood Street shops.
Kaipara District Council says the service, operated by Wellsford-based Leabourn Passenger Services, will run every day until January 14, then on weekends only until February 6. It will return one final time this season, over the Easter long weekend (March 19-April 1).
Take-up of the service, which helps reduce traffic, stress and carbon emissions at the busiest time of the year, has grown steadily, with last summer recording a 136 per cent increase from the first time the free service was offered, over the summer of 2019-2020.
