A shake-up of Whanganui‘s public transport could be on the way, with the community to have its say as part of a full network review.
At present, there are nine public bus routes in the district.
The newest addition, high-frequency service Te Ngaru The Tide, accounts for 55% of all travel.
Anthonie Tonnon, the Whanganui District Council representative on Horizons Regional Council’s passenger transport committee, told district councillors the public would be presented with three options.
Two of them, offering greater coverage (two Tide-like services and four hourly routes) or frequency (three Tide-like services and two hourly routes), relied on a higher budget, which Tonnon said would cost the average-rated household in Whanganui $95 a year. At present, households are rated about $55 a year.
