Te Kowhai School offers a bus service. To be classed as ‘eligible’ for this free bus service families have to meet the criteria of being further than 3.2 kilometres from Te Kowhai School. Te Kowhai School also needs to be your closest school (i.e. if you live closer to Horotiu School than Te Kowhai School, you are not eligible for the free bus service).
NB: Bus entitlement zones do not necessarily match with school enrolment zones.
Eligible to travel free
See the map (link at bottom of this page) to see if you are in the zone and therefore eligible for free bus transport. If uncertain, please contact Kerry Crossland for clarification.
Ineligible transport option
All ineligible students may still travel on the bus but are charged @ $16.00 per week regardless of the days they do or do not travel. Our school will be charged monthly in advance.
Please have all students at their pick up points 5 mins before their pick up times.
Morning Route
8:10 am Pick up at Exelby Road just past the intersection
Continue Te Kowhai Road
Right to stay on Te Kowhai Road
Right to stay on Horotiu Road
Right into Onion Road
8:20 am To intersection of Ridge Park Drive to turn around
Return Onion Road
Right into Horotiu Road
Left into Crawford Road
Right into Ngaruawahia Road
Left into Bedford Road
Right into Collie Road
8:35 am To intersection of Couch Road and Collie Road – turn around
Return Collie Road
Right into Bedford Road
Left into Horotiu Road
8:45 am To Te Kowhai School
Afternoon Route
3:00 pm To Te Kowhai School
3:05 pm Depart Te Kowhai School
Right into Horotiu Road
Right into Te Kowhai Road
Left to stay on Te Kowhai Road
At roundabout take 4th exit to return on Te Kowhai Road
3:15 pm To drop off at Exelby Road just past the intersection
Continue Te Kowhai Road
Right to stay on Te Kowhai Road
Right into Horotiu Road
Right to stay on Horotiu Road
Right into Onion Road
3:25 pm To intersection of Ridge Park Dr to turn around
Return Onion Road
Right into Horotiu Road
Left into Crawford Road
Right into Ngaruawahia Road
Left into Bedford Road
Right into Collie Road
3:35 pm To intersection of Couch Road and Collie Road - turn around
Return Collie Road
Right into Bedford Road
Left into Horotiu Road
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