The regional council has put plans to change the region's bus network on hold in response to public feedback.
In a meeting this morning, the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's public transport committee agreed to extend the current Bayhopper and Schoolhopper contracts for six months.
The council would use the time to refine the proposed network to reflect public feedback, committee chairman Lyall Thurston said.
He said the council would also work directly with impacted to find solutions.
"We expect this may involve some school-led initiatives."
The council had an "unprecedented" public response to the proposed changes, receiving more than 1,400 individual pieces of feedback.