The Ministry of Education has pushed pause on its decision to scrap a school bus taking students from a small CHB settlement to Havelock North, citing safety reasons.
In October around 50 members of the Elsthorpe community gathered together to try and save the school bus, which services students going to Havelock North, as well as the primary school in Elsthorpe.
Parents were worried about their ability to get their children to Havelock North for school if the route changes.
At the meeting, one parent said sending his child to Central Hawke's Bay College instead of school in Havelock North would mean an extra hour on the bus each day.
A letter, sent to the principals of Elsthorpe School and schools in Havelock North, said the proposed new bus stop, at 1234 Kahuranaki Rd, had been found to be not sufficiently safe, and the ministry was delaying the changes for a year while it found an alternative.