Find the latest information regarding Wairakei Primary School bus service
Please check your eligibility criteria by contacting the bus controller or office manager. Other students not eligible for school transport assistance are entitled to use the service by paying a fare. Tags can be purchased directly from the school office. For further information about our buses, please contact
Bus Controller, Angel Chauval Smith or Office Manager, Val Mansfield
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Acacia Bay/Richmond Heights
AM Uplift all primary and Intermediate
07.50 Besley Pl PICKUP all Primary and Intermediate
08.55 Acacia Bay Rd Shelter PICKUP all Primary and Intermediate
08.00 Nukuhau Shops PICKUP all Primary and Intermediate
08.10 Taupo Primary PICKUP all Primary and Intermediate
08.20 TNT – all transfer to Tukairangi Rd.
Schools:
- Taupo Primary
- Mt View
- Tauhara Primary
- Taupo Intermediate
- Hilltop
- Christian School
PM Richmond Heights/Acacia Bay
15.00 Taupo Intermediate Uplift Richmond Hgts and Wharewaka
15.15 Richmond Ave DROPOFF
15.30 Wharewaka DROPOFF
15.40 TNT Uplift all Nukuhau & Acacia Bay
15.50 Nukuhau shops DROPOFF
15.55 Acacia Bay shops DROPOFF
16.00 Besley Place DROPOFF
Schools:
- TNT
- Tauhara College
- Christian School
- TNT
- Mt View
- Tauhara Primary
- St Pats
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AM Aratiatia
07.15 A.C. Baths Hockey carpark PICKUP all
07.35 Whites Rd PICKUP all
07.40 Aratiatia Rd PICKUP all
07.45 SH5 PICKUP all
08.05 Tram Rd PICKUP all
08.15 Wairakei Sch DROPOFF, PICKUP town primary
08.25 TNT DROPOFF Tauhara Coll, Tauhara Prim, and Christian School => Palmer Mill Taupo Prim => Waitahanui bus.
08.35 MT View DROPOFF
08.40 Taupo Intermediate DROPOFF
PM Aratiatia
15.05 Mt View PICKUP
15.10 Taupo Intermediate PICKUP SH5 and Palmer Mill Rd students
15.30 TNT PICKUP Aratiatia students from St Pats, Waitahanui, Palmer Mill and SH1
15.50 Wairakei School DROPOFF
16.05 Tram Rd DROPOFF
16.10 Aratiatia Rd DROPOFF
16.15 View Rd DROPOFF
16.20 Broadlands Rd DROPOFF
16.30 Whites Rd DROPOFF
16.50 A.C. Baths DROPOFF
Schools served:
- Wairakei
- St Patricks
- Taupo Primary
- Taupo Nui a Tia
- Mt View
- Tauhara Primary
- Lake Taupo Christian
- Tauhara College
- Taupo Intermediate
- Hilltop
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AM Tirohanga Junior
07.45 Nukuhau Shops uplift Wairakei Only
07.47 Besley Pl uplift all Wairakei Only
07.50 Mapara Rd uplift Wairakei. Past Tukairangi Rd uplift all students
08.00 Saleyards drop-off Wairakei Prim to Wairakei bus, St Pats, Primary & Intermediate to Oruanui Jnr and all College to Oruanui Snr buses.
08.20 Forest Rd/Tirohanga pickup all students
08.35 Tirohanga Rd pickup all students
08.45 Paerata Rd pickup all students
08.55 Tirohanga Sch drop-off
PM Tirohanga Junior
15.00 Tirohanga School uplift
15.10 Paerata Rd drop-off
15.20 Tirohanga Rd drop-off
15.35 Forest Rd/Tirohanga drop-off
15.50 Saleyards pickup all students Mapara Rd and Acacia Bay & Nukuhau
16.00 Mapara Rd drop-off
16.15 Besley Rd drop-off
16.20 Nukuhau Shops dropoff
Schools serviced:
- All schools except Waipahihi
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AM Kinloch
Note: No pickups beyond Hitiri Rd in AM
07.45 Kenrigg Rd west, uplift all town students.
07.50 From Hititi Rd onward all Whangamata Rd and Pohipi Rd students onto Wairakei Bus.
08.10 St Pats drop-off
08.20 TNT drop-off, Tauhara Coll and Primary and Christian School to Palmer Mill Bus, Mt View to Aratiatia Bus, Taupo Prim to Waitahanui Bus.
08.40 Taupo Intermediate drop-off
08.45 Liston Ave drop-off Hilltop students
PM Kinloch
15.10 Taupo Intermediate uplift Waitahanui, Kinloch
15.20 Liston Ave bus stop uplift all Hilltop for TNT exchange
15.30 TNT drop-off all except Kinloch uplift Kinloch.
Wait for Aratiatia, Waitahanui, SH1, Palmer Mill Road and St Pats buses
15.45 Poihipi Rd drop-offs
16.00 Whangamata Rd drop-offs
16.15 Kinloch Rd drop-offs
Schools Served:
- All schools apart from Wairakei and Waipahihi
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Oruanui
MUST TRAVEL IN FRONT OF ORUANUI SNR
AM
07.45 Tuhingamata PICKUP all primary & Intermed
07.50 Oruanui Rd PICKUP all primary and Int
07.55 Forest Rd/ Ridgetop Way PICKUP all primary and int
08.05 Saleyards DROPOFF Wairakei Prim PICKUP Primary and Intermediate from Tirohanga Jnr bus
08.25 TNTDROPOFF Tpo Prim to Waitahanui. Mt View to Aratiatia
08.45 Taupo Intermediate DROPOFF
PM Oruanui
15.10 Taupo Intermed PICKUP Tirohanga Jnr, Oruanui Rd
15.20 TNT PICKUP Tirohanga Jnr, Oruanui Rd,
15.45 Saleyards DROPOFF Tirohanga Jnr => Tirohanga Jnr bus PICKUP Wairakei students
15.50 Forest Rd / Ridgetop Way DROPOFF
15.55 Tuhingamata DROPOFF
Schools served:
- Wairakei
- St Patricks
- Taupo Primary
- Taupo Nui a Tia
- Mt View
- Tauhara Primary
- Lake Taupo Christian
- Tauhara College
- Taupo Intermediate
- Hilltop
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AM Palmer Mill Road
07.45 Palmer Mill Rd PICKUP all students
08.05 Wairakei Sch PICKUP TNT
08.30 TNT DROPOFF all. PICKUP Tauhara Prim, Tauhara Coll and Christian Students
08.40 Tauhara Prim DROPOFF
08.45 Tauhara Coll DROPOFF
PM Palmer Mill Road
15.05 Tauhara Prim PICKUP all exchange for TNT
15.20 Tauhara Coll PICKUP all exchange for TNT
15.30 TNT PICKUP all Palmer Mill Rd and Wairakei TNT students
15.50 Wairakei Sch PICKUP Palmer Mill Rd students drop off TNT
16.10 Palmer Mill Rd DROPOFF
Schools served:
- Wairakei
- St Patricks
- Taupo Primary
- Taupo Nui a Tia
- Mt View
- Tauhara Primary
- Lake Taupo Christian
- Tauhara College
- Taupo Intermediate
- Hilltop
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AM State Highway 1
07.35 SH 1 / Tram Rd PICKUP all students
07.55 Wairakei School DROPOFF only
08.05 Link Rd PICKUP all
08.20 Nukuhau shops pickup Intermediate only
08.30 TNT DROPOFF all except Intermediate
08.40 Taupo Intermediate DROPOFF
PM State Highway 1
15.20 Tauhara Coll PICKUP all TNT transfers
15.30 TNT DROPOFF transfers, pickup SH1 and Link Rd students.
15.45 Link Rd DROPOFF
15.55 Wairakei School PICKUP SH1 students
16.15 SH1/ Tram Rd DROPOFF
Schools served:
- Wairakei
- St Pats
- Taupo Prim,
- TNT
- Mt View
- Tauhara Prim
- Tauhara College
- Taupo Intermediate
- Lake Taupo Christian School
- Hilltop
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AM Tirohanga Snr 2261
07.30 TIrohanga School
07.35 Okama Rd Picking up all pax on request
07.40 Forest Rd Marae - Tirohanga Picking up all
07.45 Poihipi Rd Picking up all pax on request
08.05 Saleyards STOP Drop off Wairakei => Wairakei bus Pick up St Pats from W.Bays and Tirohanga Jnr buses
08.15 St Patricks Drop off only
08.20 Taupo Primary DROPOFF only
08.25 Back of T N T: Drop off Tauhara C, Christian => Palmer Mill Rd
08.40 Intermediate Drop off only
PM Tirohanga Snr 2261
15.10 Taupo Intermediate PICKUP Poihipi and Tirohanga Rd pax
15.30 TNT PICKUP Poihipi and Tirohanga Rd only
15.50 Oruanui Rd Saleyards. PICKUP Wairakei from Wairakei bus. DROPOFF St Pats => Tirohanga Jnr.
16.05 Forest Rd Tirohanga Marae STOP on request
16.20 Okama Rd STOP on request
Schools served:
- Wairakei
- St Patricks
- Taupo Primary
- Taupo Nui a Tia
- Mt View
- Tauhara Primary
- Lake Taupo Christian
- Tauhara College
- Taupo Intermediate
- Hilltop
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AM Wairakei
07.45 Kinloch/ Kenrigg Rd West uplift Wairakei Prim students only
07.50 Whangamata Rd/ Hitiri Rd uplift all students.
08.00 Sale yards uplift Wairakei Prim students only, OFFLOAD all KINLOCH town students to SH1 bus.
08.25 Wairakei uplift Taupo Intermed and Tauhara Coll
08.35 Tauhara Coll drop-off
08.40 Taupo Intermed drop-off
PM Wairakei
15.05 Taupo Intermediate uplift Wairakei students only
15.20 Tauhara Coll uplift Wairakei students only
15.35 Wairakei drop-off Wairakei students uplift all students for
Saleyards exchange
15.45 Saleyards drop off all exchange Wairakei.
16.10 Kenrigg Rd drop-off
Schools serviced:
- All schools with exception of Waipahihi