Omnibus Society - Bus Operators Past and Present H (original) (raw)
Operator and Location
Start
Description
Stop
Habgood Motors
Kaiaua
.
Operted a Morris FGK in 1987
.
John Haerewa
Te Aroha
.
Refer Eastern Buses, Te Aroha
.
R & D Haerewa
Onekawa, Napier
by 1997
See Eastern Coachlines
till 1998
S J Haggart
Hatfields Beach, Orewa
.
owned ex-NZRRS Bedford VAM Seddon 1999-2003
.
Geoffrey Haines
Kaitaia
by 1991
owned ex-NZRRS Hino BG100 1991-94
till 1994
Bruce Hall
Russell
refer B & M Transport
T H Hall
Wairoa
refer Tuai Transport
Hallmark Limousines & Coaches
Auckland
.
yellow pages listing no address 09-629-0940
Present
Hallowes Passenger Transport
Russell
by 1980
Hino BT51 ex Harold Halse
till 1984
Harold Halse
Russell
by 1974
Bought a new Hino BT51 in 1974. Business believe to pass to Hallowes Passenger Transport in 1980
till 1980
Hamilton City Buses Ltd
Hamilton
By 1994
Scheduled services in Hamilton City. Part of Blue Worth Group. Merged into Go-Bus Transport 31/12/04
Present
Hamilton Hopper
Hamilton
2002?
Scheduled services in Hamilton City operated by Bayline Group Ltd.
2004
H D Hamilton Transport
Tai Tapu
by 1975
Operated Ford R1014 bus
till 1981
Hammonds Tourist Coaches Ltd
Wellington
.
Charter and school bus services in Hutt Valley until c1990. Sold to Runciman Motors? Sightseeing tours in Wellington Region
Present
H & H Travel Lines Ltd
Invercargill
.
Founded by Ross and Graham Hewton. Operator of coach services between Invercargill and Queenstown. Grew into a nationwide operator in 1990's. Operated as a subsiduary of Mt Cook from mid-1990s. Taken over by McDermott Coaches and Invercargill Passenger Transport when Mt Cook was broken up.
c1995
Michael Hanham
Ashburton
.
See Bus & Coach Services
.
Hanham's Buses Ltd
Albany
1976
.
April 2005
The Hanmer Connection
Chrsitchurch
?
Tour and charter operator
Present
IW & EJ Hanna
Haumoana, Hawkes Bay
by 1993
School and charter operator
2002?
Russell Hannah
Millers Flat
refer Millers Flat Holiday Park
Happy Buses
Kaukapakapa
.
Shane McGregor Party bus
Present
Harbour City Limousines Ltd
Paraparaumu
See Kapiti Coach Tours
G M Harcourt
.
Hokitika-Okarito services and 1 bus acquired by NZRRS
30/8/38
E G Hardy
New Plymouth
.
1950's operator with a Dodge and a Ford V8 and 4 digit phone nuumber
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Hardy's Passenger Service
Patumahoe, South Auckland
by 1979
School bus and charter service. Keith Hardy till 1993 then Paul & Linda Cook
till 2001
Hare & Sons
Hampden
.
Wellington-Hutt Valley services and 3 buses acquired by NZRRS
13/4/1928
R W & M F J Hare
Wellington
.
School Bus operator
Present
Harkers Passenger Services Ltd
Waiuku
.
School bus operator
Present
Harkerss Buses
Southbridge
.
School bus operator. Also some buses in Cheviot
Present
Harkeys A A R D
.
Auckland-Hamilton service and 11 vehicles acquired by NZRRS
25/10/37
Harris Trans
Otara, Auckland
by 1991
Dobson Harris Owned ex-NZRRS YMT, Hinos 1991-95
till 1995
Samuel Harris
RD 3, Matamata
by 1995
School bus operator?
till 1997
Harris
Rangiora or Taitapu
by 1947
Ford V8 buses
?
Eddie Hart
.
Lawrence-Dunedin service
.
Norman Harvey
Mt Wellington, Auckland
by 1989
Services on Waiheke Island?
till 1995
Hawarden Garage & Transport Co Ltd
Hawarden North Canterbury
by 1975
Coach and charter operators.
Present
Hawkes Bay Motor Company
Napier
.
Operated local services in Hawkes Bay and coach services to Gisborne and Taupo. Operated a through coach service to Auckland jointly with NZRRS from 196?. Sold to Mt Cook Group
197?
Hawkes Bay Motor Co
Westshore, Napier
.
Charter Operator (Max Regan)
Present
Hawkes Bay Tours & Travel Ltd
Napier
.
Operated MCD coach 1991-93
.
Reece Hay
Invercargill
by 1982
Ford buses. Acquired SL Motors? Acquired by IPT?
till 1994
M E & J E Haycock Ltd
Tokoroa
.
owner of Tokoroa Buses. Sold to go-Transport in 2003
2003
Hayward Coachlines Ltd
Milford, Auckland
.
Tour operator. Operates some of Oceania's coaches
Present
H.C.D. Transport
New Lynn
by 2006
Operated 2x MB 0305 ex-Commercial Coaches/ARA
Present
C B & J J Heath
Tapora, Wellsford
.
School bus operator
Present
R H Heatt
Auckland
.
Services acquired by Auckland City Council following regulation of bus fares. Traded as Progressive Bus Services
15/8/27
Hebberds Bus Service Ltd
Rai Valley
by 1986
Operated Bedford VAMs
Present
W H J Heenan
Southland
.
Waikaia-Gore service and 4 vehicles acquired by NZRRS
3/2/46
Heenan
Tuatapere Southland
.
Operated a Southland News Cub
?
C P (Clarrie) Heighway
Karaka
.
School bus operator?
.
Georges Hejl
Tokoroa
by 1964
Operated 1949 Guy Arab
till 1967
A R & V G Hema
Tokoroa
1997
See Valuxe coaches
Present
S Henare & Sons
Pipiwai, Northland
by 1962
Purchased Ford V8 ex Whenuapai 26 / Eastbourne 19
?
Peter Herrick
Taupo
by 1992
School bus operator
till 2001
Hickmotts Bus Services Ltd
Motueka
by 1967
Acquired by Murray Smith
till 1977
Billy Higgs & Sons
Wellington
.
Operated airport to city services for NAC as well as limo and charter. Acquired by Guthries Coachlines
.
High Country Shuttles
Twizel
.
Tour and Charter Services
.
Massey Hiku
Pukekohe
by 1990
Charter Services??
till 1994
J C Hills
Waitara
.
Ex NZRRS nrmal control Mack
.
Hindmarsh Bus Co Ltd
Patutahi, Gisborne
1954
Established by Herb & Daph Hindmarsh. A 1938 Bedford and a school run came with the pig farm. Scheduled service to Gisborne from rural regions now discontinued. Sold all buses to Go-Bus Dec 2008. Purchased Volvo Coach July 2011. Charter services
Present
Hobbs Brighton Motors Ltd
Brighton, Otago
1911
Established as William & Hobbs operated coaches Green Island-Brighton. First service car 1912. Sold Akatore-Brighton-Dunedin service and 7 vehicles to NZRRS
11/6/44
Hodson Motor Service
Wanganui
1917
AARD operations started by James Hodson Wanganui-Marton, Palmerston North, Hawera, New Plymouth, Managamahu, Kakatahi. Sold to NZRRS with 6 service cars/buses
29/10/40
Hodgson Motors
Te Awamutu
.
Part of Blueworth Group. See Lewis Hodgson Motor Services
Present
Heremaia Hohepa
Waima, Kaikohe
by 1997
Charter and school bus
till 2002
Hokitika Tour & Charter
Hokitika
by 1994
Tour and Charter operator
.
Holiday Tours & Travel
Chrsitchurch
by 1986
Tour operator. Hino BG300
till 1990
Holiday Tours NZ Ltd
Chrsitchurch
.
Tour operator
.
Ray Holgate
Chrsitchurc
by 1990
Owned ex-Mid Canterbury Bedford YMT, ex Midland Seddon
till 1993
Hopes Motors
Palmerston
.
Dunedin-Plamerston service and 4 coaches acquired by NZRRS. Owned 2 Brockway buses
24/5/36
Horizonz
Queenstown
by 2002
Tour operator
Present
Hospital Bus Company
Auckland
.
Services from city to Auckland and Greenlane Hospitals. Acquired by Auckland transport Board
1/7/46
Howick Bus Company Ltd
Howick
1901?
Established by Crawford family to provide services from Howick to City. Thomas Hadfield of Eastern Buses Ltd acquired an interest in 1943. The companies were run co-operatively. Acquired by Eastern Buses Ltd in 1962 and merged into Howick & Eastern Buses Ltd in 1983
1983
Howick & Eastern Buses Ltd
Pakuranga
1983
Services from Howick, Cockle Bay, Botany Downs, Eastern Beach, Pakuranga to City and Manukau City.
Present
Howie Motors
Ohura
By 1963
School bus operator?
?
Neville Hudson
Manurewa, Auckland
.
Operatored MB0303 1998
Present
Hudson-Owen Coachlines
Auckland
.
Tour and charter operator
Present
Huia Passenger Transport
Huia
.
Auckland-Huia bus service acquired operated by Murray Motors ltd. Acquired by Philip Fry and became Bus Travel Ltd
1960
The Human Mover Bus Co
Rangiora
11/1/07
Farrington Group Ltd. Bedford SB3 and Hino BT51
Present
Hunt Motors
Warkworth
.
School bus and charter. Sold to Warkworth Passenger Services
c1977
Eric Humphries
Lumsden
.
see Northern Coachlines
.
J A Hunter
Porirua
.
Wellington-Titahi Bay services and 2 vehicles acquired by NZRRS
19/12/37
L Hunter
Whakatane
.
Whakatane West service and 1 bus acquired by NZRRS
1/1/41
Hunters DOT Motors Ltd
.
Dunedin-Oamaru-Timaru; Oamaru-Waitaki Hydro; Oamaru-Kia Ora-Cormacks services and 17 vehicles acquired by NZRRS
21/6/36
Hutleys Motors Ltd
.
Awanui-Auckland services and 7 vehicles acquired by NZRRS
13/6/43
Jeffery Hutton
Christchurch
.
owner of ex-Intercity Hino 1993-94
.