| Operator and Location | Start | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stop | ||
| Kaeo Passenger Service Kaeo Northland | ? | School bus services (Mrs L Stewart) |
| Present | ||
| Kahurangi Bus Services Blenheim | 1998? | Operate as K Bus. Picton-Blenheim-Nelson-Marahau, Nelson-Takaka-Totaranui/Heaphy Track Nelson/Picton-Blenheim-Christchurch. Taken over by Southern Link Coaches |
| before 2008 | ||
| Kaikohe Bus Co Kaikohe | 1950s | School and charter services. Operated Kaikohe-Whangarie via Maungatapere service until 1970s. Acquired by Newmans. Name revived when Newmans withdrew from Northland c1990 and Clarks acquired the Kaikohe operations. |
| present | ||
| Kaikoura Bus Lines Kaikoura | ? | School and charter services. |
| present | ||
| Kaikoura United Motor Co Kaikoura | ? | Blenheim-Christchurch service. Acquired by Newman Bros Ltd |
| 30/9/30 | ||
| K & M Coachline Hornby Christchurch | ? | Tour Operator. MCD 547 AFS467 since 2001 |
| Present | ||
| Kanes NZ Ltd Timaru | . | Educational Tours |
| Present | ||
| Kapiti Charter Services Ltd Paraparaumu | c1985 | Kapiti Commuter Service Waikanae-Paraparaumu-wellington service and charters. Acquired by Mana Coach Services Ltd |
| 1999 | ||
| Kapiti Coach Tours Paraparaumu | by 2005 | Charter Services |
| Present | ||
| Kapiti Four Seasons Tours Paraparaumu | 1995 | Tour & Charter services |
| Present | ||
| Karamea Motors Karamea, Westland | by 1960 | School bus operator |
| Present | ||
| Karamu Coachlines Ltd Hastings | by 1998 | Operates BayXpress service Wellington-Hastings-Napier. Hastings-Napier-Gisborne-Rotorua operated for a few years. Also charter tour and school bus services. Previously operated in Rotorua as Reisen Line Ltd |
| Present | ||
| Katikati Bus Co Ltd Katikati, Bay of Plenty | 1970 | School bus and charter operator. Builds own buses. |
| present | ||
| Alan Katon Balclutha | by 1978 | School bus and charter operator |
| till 1984 | ||
| Kawerau Coaches Kawerau, Bay of Plenty | 1991 | School bus and charter operator (G Harvey) |
| present | ||
| Kieths Coaches Manurewa, Auckland | by 1996 | Tour & charter. Keith Young |
| till 2000 | ||
| Kelburne-Karori Motor Omnibus Co Wellington | . | Operated services from cable-car terminus to Karori. A similar route to Karori as todays number 17 Acquired, together with 4 buses by Wellington City Council. |
| 1946 | ||
| D J Kelly | . | Auckland-Cambridge service and 1 vehicle acquired by NZRRS |
| 6/3/39 | ||
| Robin & Maureen Kelso | by 1990 | see Travlon Coachlines |
| 2/5/97 | ||
| John Kennedy Orewa | by 1980 | sold 4 school runs and 5 vehicles to Bayes |
| 11/5/82 | ||
| Kerikeri Northland Tours Kerikeri | 1994 | Tour operators (J & T Chiplin) |
| present | ||
| Kerikeri Rentals & Buses Waipapa, Kerikeri | c1983 | School bus services (Dave Clark) |
| Present | ||
| LJ Keys St Heliers, Auckland | 1914 | Operated services from Remuera, Mission Bay, St Heliers Bay to city. Acquired by Auckland Transport Board |
| Oct 1950 | ||
| Khalsa Group of Companies Tangiteroria, Northland | See Tangiteroria Garage | |
| Kinloch Strathmore Ltd Christchurch | By 1991 | Is this Strathmore Coachlines that operated to Rangiora in 1990s?. To Advanced Passenger Transport Systems |
| c2005 | ||
| Kings Tours & Cruises Paihia | ? | Tour operator with Hino Coaches. Acquired by InterCity c2006 |
| Present | ||
| A Kingston Akaroa | ? | Akaroa Sightseeing Service and 1 vehicle acquired by NZRRS |
| 20/12/37 | ||
| Norman Kinn Cambridge | by 1968 | School bus operator? Cambridge. To A J Creswell |
| 25/8/72 | ||
| Kerry Kitchen Kaitaia | . | Owned ex-Newmans Volvo B58 1994-95 |
| . | ||
| Kiwi Coach Charters Ltd Onehunga, Auckland | 2001 | Tour, charter and school bus services (Robert Harris) |
| Present | ||
| Kiwi Coaches Ltd Tauranga | by 1991 | Owned a variety of coaches. Acquired by Bayline |
| till 1997 | ||
| Kiwi Coachlines Ltd Blockhouse Bay, Auckland | ? | Tour, charter and school bus operations. Same company as below? |
| 2007? | ||
| Kiwi Coachlines Ltd Havelock North | ? | Tour, charter and school bus operations |
| Present | ||
| Kiwi Connection & Mountain Mule Christchurch | ? | Tour operator |
| Present | ||
| Kiwi Discovery Queenstown | by 1990 | Milford and Routeburn Track transport, Skifield transport to Coronet Peak, The Remarkables, Cardrona and Treble Cone. Buses owned by Adventrue Discovery Ltd |
| Present | ||
| Kiwi Experience Auckland | 1989 | Nationwide backpacker transport operated by Tourism Holdings Ltd. |
| Present | ||
| Kiwi Kids Country Charters Pukekohe | ? | Charter operators |
| Present | ||
| Kiwi Transport Co Ltd Wairoa | ? | Ford V8 in 1960s |
| ? | ||
| KJ Coachline Ltd Bannockburn | by 2001 | Tour operators trading as Prestige Tours |
| Present | ||
| JJ Klinac Ltd Kerikeri | . | trades as Northliner Express- please refer to that listing |
| . | ||
| K M B Transport Service Hamilton | by 2000 | Ford R1114 |
| till 2001 | ||
| Knightline Coaches Motueka | 10/4/01 | B C & C V Harrington |
| Present | ||
| Knightline Enterprises Nelson | by 1998 | Leslie Knight - sold to Harringtons as Knightline Coaches |
| 10/4/01 | ||
| Knight Rider Bus Services Ltd Christchurch | ? | Night bus service Christchurch-Invercargill |
| Present | ||
| Kohu Kohu Coaches (1986) Kohu Kohu, Hokianga | ? | Mrs N B Harris. School bus services |
| Present | ||
| D J Koni Motor Services Ltd Manunui, Taumarunui | 1960s | School bus and charter operator. To McGrath Buses |
| till 1990 | ||
| Kose Enterprises Ltd Woodcocks, Warkworth | by 1987 | School bus and charter operator. Sold to Learbourn Passenger Service? |
| till 2005 | ||
| Kowhai Charters Napier | 1990 | Charter services. Patricia Cooper |
| till 2001 | ||
| Kumeu Buses Ltd Kumeu, Auckland | by 1988 | Operated a fleet of Bedford VAM buses on charter and school services |
| till 1999 | ||
| W E Kusabs Rotorua? | ? | Hamilton-Rotorua-Opotiki and Rotorua-Wairakei services and 16 vehicles acquired by NZRRS 6/9/37. Rotorua-Reporoa service and 2 vehicles acquired by NZRRS 20/12/42 |
| ? | ||
| Ross Kydd Te Puke | ? | Single Bus Operator. 1949 Ford V8 with normal control Crawley Ridley body. Sold to Tui Motors |
| 1950s |
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