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InterCity has been the only New Zealand-owned long-distance bus service since Nakedbus was acquired by foreign-owned ManaBus [1] in 2015; ManaBus ceased operating in 2018. [2] In November 2018, InterCity started a new express bus service, SKIP, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] offering affordable, reliable and faster connections between major North Island cities.
Intercity rail in New Zealand is entirely composed of lines dedicated to tourists, and a single commuter only line between Auckland and Hamilton. [1] [2] New Zealand has one of the lowest rates of public transport use in the world, even lower than the United States in 2001, and 90% of urban trips were by private cars as of 2018.
Entrada Travel Group is a New Zealand transport company with operations in Australia and New Zealand. Founded in 1991 as the InterCity Group, it is owned by the Ritchie family, who formerly owned Ritchies Transport and Tranzit Group, each owning 50%.
The Tranzit Group is a New Zealand, family owned transport and tourism company that operates buses nationally. It was founded by Albert Snelgrove in Wairarapa as Grey Bus Service. It became Blue Bus Service (with a livery change) in the early 1950s and then Tranzit Coachlines in 1985. [1] It has a 46% shareholding in InterCity. [2]
Ritchies is a significant shareholder in InterCity. Ritchies Transport is a New Zealand private bus operator, owned by KKR. [1] It was established in 1972 and describes itself as "the largest privately owned bus and coach transport operator in New Zealand" with a fleet of over 1500 vehicles spread across depots nationwide. [2]
New Zealand Rail Limited's long-distance passenger trains carried the InterCity Rail branding. New Zealand Rail Limited was privatised and sold to a consortium named TranzRail Holdings Limited in 1993 and changed its name to Tranz Rail in October 1995. As part of the rebranding exercise, InterCity Rail was renamed Tranz Scenic.
Rail transport in New Zealand is an integral part of New Zealand's transport network, with a nationwide network of 4,375.5 km (2,718.8 mi) of track linking most major cities in the North and South Islands, connected by inter-island rail and road ferries.
This dark blue livery would become standard and remain contemporary until 18 October 1995. In 1990, when New Zealand Rail Limited took over rail operations from the corporation, the InterCity livery was modified to facilitate the new blue and yellow primary colours, and the red band on carriage sides was replaced by a 100 mm yellow one.