Nelson North

6 August 2025

The Nelson North Community Transport Pilot (10 weeks) is ready to start.
A huge shout out to Bowater Toyota for sponsoring the community minibus for the ten week pilot.  This pilot is made possible with the support of the Nelson City Council (NCC).  Lastly, but most importantly this pilot is happening with the goodwill and generous offering to drive from our team of 15 Volunteer Drivers.  Thank you.  Please show your support by booking the services early.  

Timetable of Services - see above
Tuesday 19 August 2025 - first day of service
Saturday 25 October 2025 - last day of service

The community transport pilot will run services on; Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.  There are extended services on Tuesdays.

Fares & Bookings

• $3 one-way per person

• Seats on the bus must be booked in advance ph: 03 528-6543

• We encourage you to purchase ten trips and make your payment online (this can be explained when you phone to book)

• We can carry up to 3 bikes (if e-bikes you will need to remove your battery). You're responsible for securing your own bike (we have tie downs)

• Bookings open Thursday 7 August 2025.

6 July 2025 - Survey Results
Please view the Nelson North - New Community Transport Survey results

We're now in the process of matching our wonderful Volunteer Drivers with the demand indicated by the community.  Once we have worked out a reliable timetable we will publish it here.

Likely community transport pilot timeframes:
Start:  Tuesday 19 August 2025
Finish: Saturday 25 October 2025

Children aged 10-13 years
We have listened to your feedback and now have a new policy on children aged 10-13 years that we will try over this pilot. 
Children aged 10-13 years can travel when accompanied by a sibling 14+ years/adult.  Sibling’s name is also noted next to the booking.

1 July 2025-Update
The Nelson North - New Community Transport Survey is now closed for submissions. 
A huge thank you to the 112 respondents who had a voice in the future of community transport. 
We will be reviewing the information and will publish the results on this page very soon.

Nelson North - New Community Transport Survey

Some residents of North Nelson have asked for the eBus service to extend to the region. To test the demand for public transport in North Nelson, the NTCTT aims to conduct a pilot project between July and September 2025 using a minivan that carries 11 passengers.  For this to proceed to the three month pilot the Nelson North community need to show:

1.  there is enough demand for an 11 passenger seat community vehicle and

2.  there are enough people in the community prepared to be volunteer drivers.  

Aim of the survey

The aim of this survey is to assess the demand for the pilot service, gather information on the best route for the service and find volunteer drivers.

This is your opportunity to let us know what you need and want.  

Children under the age of 14 years must be accompanied/supervised on the community transport by an adult.

Please allocate 5-7 minutes to complete this survey.

Nelson North - New Community Transport Survey - your link

This survey has been made possible with the support of and Nelson City Council (NCC).  

We will run the survey for five (5) weeks.

• Survey opens:  Thursday 22 May 2025

• Survey closes:  Sunday 29 June 2025.  

We will publish the results of the survey on our website. 

Community consultation

We're here to listen to where your biggest need around transport is, in your community.  Additional to the survey, we're planning to run three community consultations, to connect with you at a venue close-by:

• Atawhai Community Church - Tuesday 3 June, 5pm - 6pm

• Nelson North Country Club - Wednesday 4 June, 6pm - 7pm

• Hira School - Thursday 5 June 2025, 1.30pm - 2.30pm

If you have any questions about this survey please contact:  

Jude Tarr

Transport Trust Coordinator

jude@ntctt.org.nz

+64(0)22 682 2373

Thank you for participating in the Nelson North Community Transport survey.  We welcome your input, ideas and enthusiasm around transport in and for the community.