After years of New Plymouth city bus services being controlled by the Taranaki Regional Council, New Plymouth District councillors look set to get a formal say in how their public transport is run.
Officers from the two councils are negotiating the terms of a formal committee that will oversee the region’s buses.
After two rounds of public consultation, the regional council is nearing completion of a new plan to refresh the region’s public transport network.
Councillors at the regional council’s audit and risk committee meeting on Monday agreed to move forward with a proposal that seeks to balance having more bus routes with how often buses run.
