Northcote Point ferry back on schedule after wharf closure

A Fuller ferry company official said the buses would replace commuter services until 8.50am. File photo

Northcote Point ferry services are back on schedule after repairs this morning to a damaged wharf pontoon.

The damage to the pontoon's lifting mechanism meant replacement buses had to be called in to take morning commuter to downtown Auckland.

But Auckland Transport has just advised that the pontoon has been repaired, in time for an 11.40am sailing from the downtown ferry terminal.

A spokesman said similar damage was caused last year in a storm, and he suspected the pontoon had been bashed accidentally by a ferry or some other vessel trying to use it.