School Buses

We have three bus runs.  The Wainui and Packards Road runs are paid by the Ministry of Education.  The town bus is a 'pay as you use' service. The school needs to be informed by phone call or note if there is to be a change of travel plan for your child.  This includes a change of bus or if someone is going to pick your child up.

Packards' Road

The Packards' Road bus run leaves Motupipi at 8.45am, travels down Glenview Road to Packards Road corner then to the end of Packards Road and back to Motupipi School.

In the afternoon the bus leaves school at 3.00pm following the above route.

Wainui

The Wainui Bus leaves Tui Community at 8.00am, Tata Beach at 8.15am, is at Pohara Valley at 8.25am, heads to the top of Birds Road for 8.35am, and arrives at school at 8.45am.

In the afternoon the bus leaves Motupipi after the Packards' Road run has finished at 3.10pm.  It travels to Clifton, up Birds Road around 3.18pm, back to Clifton corner, heads to Pohara store, then meets the High School Bus at the Pohara Tennis Courts about 3.25pm, It goes up Pohara Valley Road, then on to Ligar Bay, and Tata Beach at 3.35pm.  The journey finishes at Tui Community, Wainui Bay at 4.00pm.

Town Bus

The town bus leaves Bickleys Depot on Commercial Street at 8.10am travelling to Motupipi via Meihana Street and arriving at school at 8.20am.
In the afternoon the bus leaves Motupipi at 3.40pm and travels back to the depot, arriving by 3.50pm.

The cost of this bus is $1.00 per trip and parents will be billed monthly.