School bus network success

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Bay of Plenty Regional Council helped the first batch of Tauranga's students get to school yesterday morning as the Schoolhopper bus network was officially launched.

The Tauranga school bus network has transitioned to the regional council to fill a gap that would have seen more than 3000 school students without an easy way to get to and from school, due to the withdrawal of the service last year by the Ministry of Education.

Lyall Thurston, chair of the Passenger Transport Subcommittee and Bay of Plenty Regional councillor, said the launch went well.