A bus service will operate between Richmond and Kaiteriteri this summer so that beach goers do not have to drive there and struggle for a carpark.
The Kaiteriteri Beach Summer Bus Service begins on 21 December and will continue through to 4 February, leaving Richmond 9am Thursday to Sunday and returning 4.30pm from Kaiteriteri at a cost of $5 return.
Kaiteriteri Recreation Reserve has partnered with Nelson Coachlines to create the bus service and the reserve’s marketing executive Logan Van de Geest says it will be heavily subsidising the cost of the bus to make it attractive and affordable for people to get to the beach.
“Part of the reason is people come here and struggle to find carparks and so we want to encourage people to find other means of travelling here. They can leave the car at home and that way they are also cutting down on CO2 emissions.
“We also want make it possible for people who don’t drive or don’t have their licences to get here.
“Hopefully down the track we can extend the service to include stops in Motueka and Mapua and run it throughout summer with more times. We’ll see how it goes this summer.”
In Richmond, the bus will leave from the Tasman District Council bus stop and in Kaiteriteri it will leave from the main carpark.
