| Operator and Location | Start | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stop | ||
| R & T Passenger Service Taihape | . | Monhtly services from Taihape to Palmerston North and Wanganui; School bus and charter services in Taihape. Sold to Go-Bus after losing school contracts to them. |
| 02/09 | ||
| T A Radcliffs | . | Addington-Governors Bay service and 1 vehicle acquired by NZRRS |
| 1/8/44 | ||
| Rangi Rakena Okaihau | . | see Bay of Islands Shuttle Services |
| . | ||
| E V Ralls | . | Kawakawa-Towai-Whangarei service and 1 vehicle acquired by NZRRS |
| 11/12/44 | ||
| Murray Ramsay Whitianga | by 1988 | School bus service? Ford D0300 ex-Midland |
| till 1990 | ||
| Murray Ramsay Thames | by 1993 | School bus service? Ford R1114 ex-Shears |
| till 1994 | ||
| Ramsay Motors | . | Christchurch-Akaroa service and 6 vehicles acquired by NZRRS |
| 18/5/36 | ||
| Ranby Motors Ltd Papakura | 1979 | School and charter service. Bedford SB3 bus and licence acquired from Vern Thomas Ltd. This included Papakura-Hunua service which is no longer operated. Acquired further licences and Bedford SB buses from Morrsion Motors (1980) and Delieu Charter Services (1985) |
| ? | ||
| Ranfurly Motors Ranfurly | ? | School bus operator K Mulholland |
| present | ||
| Rangiora Coachlines | by 1985 | Bedford YMT |
| till 1990 | ||
| Rangitikei Coachlines Wanganui | by 1950 | Taihape-Hunterville-Marton-Wanganui service |
| . | ||
| Ranui Buses Ltd Tolaga Bay | by 1998 | Previously Alan & Milly Devitt. Charter and school bus operator, also Gisborne and Opotiki. Sold to Madge Motors |
| 2008 | ||
| Rawene Motors Rawene, Northland | . | Rawene-Kaikohe service and 1 bus acquired by NZRRS |
| 8/8/55 | ||
| RDS Coachlines Christchurch | . | Tour and Charter |
| Present | ||
| E M Read Akaroa | . | Akaroa Bays service and 2 vehicles acquired by NZRRS |
| 19/7/43 | ||
| Real Journeys Te Anau | c1950 | Tour Operators in Te Anau, Milford Sound and Queenstown Formerly Fiordland Travel Ltd |
| 19/7/43 | ||
| Red Bus Service Gisborne | ? | School and Charter services in Gisborne. Once did timetable services to outlying towns. Acquired by Waipawa Buses Ltd 6/7/00 |
| Present | ||
| Redbus Ltd Christchurch | 1999 | Company owned by Christchuch City Council. The major operator of bus services in Christchrch. Formerly Christchurch Transport Ltd |
| Present | ||
| Redwood Coachlines Ltd Christchurch | by 1989 | Charter services |
| Present | ||
| Mo Reedy Gisborne | by 1993 | General Carrier who also operates bus charters and school buses |
| Present | ||
| Note there are two Reesby's in Rotorua. These are often confused - including by me! | ||
| E C Reesby Ltd Rotorua | . | School bus and charter services also trades as Reesby Busline |
| Present | ||
| Reesby Buses Ltd Rotorua | c1970 | Trades as Reesby Coaches. Started by David Reesby in Turangi. Cease operations at end of Turangi power scheme. Resumed in Rotorua in 1980. Charter business, especially to tour operators. Depots in Auckland and Christchurch. From 1 July 2004 operates Cityride scheduled services in Rotorua with Toyota Coasters |
| Present | ||
| J A Reid | . | Little River-Akaroa service and 3 vehicles acquired by NZRRS |
| 21/6/36 | ||
| W L & B A Reid Greenfield, Balclutha | by 1989 | Refer Valley Coachlines. |
| Present | ||
| Rink Taxis | ? | Blenheim-Christchurch service |
| 1932 | ||
| Reisen Line Ltd Rotorua then Hastings | by 1989 | Tour & Charter services, Became Karamu Coachlines Ltd |
| till 1998 | ||
| Reliance Bus Service Auckland | . | Acquired by Auckland City Council following fare regulation. |
| 1/11/1926 | ||
| Remarkable Experience Ltd Queenstown | c2003 | Tours and charter work using a former Routeburn Valley Motors 1937 soft top Chevrolet bus |
| Present | ||
| Remarkable Motors Ltd Queenstown | by 1990 | Bedford YRT coach |
| till 1991 | ||
| Reporoa Valley Transport Reporoa | . | School bus and charter operator owned by Kevin Smith. Also owns Murupara Passenger Services and Nirvana Coaches. |
| Present | ||
| Joe & Helen Rewi Waimamaku | by 1992 | School bus and charter operator? Operated ex-NZRRS YMT. To Donald McMillan |
| 1996 | ||
| Alan M Rhodes Ltd Christchurch | by 1976 | Ford Thames Trader bus. May be a dealer |
| till 1976 | ||
| H R Richards Beachlands | c1970 | Took over Beachlands-Maraetai-Whitford-Auckland services from Abbots Motors. Sold to Brice Motors. |
| ? | ||
| D F & J W Richards Contracting Ltd Waipawa | 1970 | The company owned by Don & Jennnifer Richards purchased two school buses in Elsthorpe in 1970. In 1979 the business but not the name of Central Buses was purchased from D Byers. The company then became Waipawa Buses ltd |
| 24/5/79 | ||
| Rickman Partnership Christchurch | . | Tour and charter operator |
| . | ||
| Ritchies Southern Services Dunedin | . | Ritchies operation in Dunedin 1970's and 1980's. Dunedin-Portobello and airport services |
| . | ||
| Ritchies Transport Holdings Ltd Timaru | 1972? | With deregulation in the 1980s Ritchies grew quickly from their base in Timaru. Currently operate InterCity and Newmans services in the North and South Island, tour and charter services nation wide. Scheduled services in are operated in Auckland, Rotorua and Timaru. In 1991 Ritchies operated scheduled services in Christchurch but disposed of these. |
| Present | ||
| Robbs Motors Roxburgh | . | Roxburgh-Dunedin service. Service passed to Earl's Motors who sold to NZRRS in 1936 |
| . | ||
| George Roberts Albany? | ? | Sold 4 school runs and six buses to Bayes |
| 1979 | ||
| Lloyd Roberts Drumond | by 1964 | School bus operator. To Murray Alexander |
| 3/7/78 | ||
| Donald Robertson Omapere, Hokianga | ? | owned ex-Newmans Volvo B58 1993, ex-NZRRS Hino 93-04 |
| . | ||
| N D Robertson | ? | Rotorua-Waitomo service and 2 vehicles sold to NZRRS |
| 2/2/41 | ||
| Robertson Motor Services Ltd Raglan | by 1962 | Seddon Mk19 (new) |
| till 1967 | ||
| ??? Robinson Helensville | c1920 | Service car Helensville to Auckland. Sold to Auckland Bus Co. |
| c1935 | ||
| J K Robson | ? | Frankton-Matamata service. Sold to Edwards Motors Ltd. |
| 1944? | ||
| Rocket NZ Christchurch | ? | BCA Tour and Coach Sector member |
| present | ||
| Rogers Okiawa, Taranaki | ? | . |
| ? | ||
| Ted Rogers Motors (Otorhanga) Ltd Otorohanga | by 1967 | 1949 Guy Arab |
| till 1968 | ||
| H A Rook Okato | ? | . |
| ? | ||
| Rose Coachlines Danneirke | by 1999 | Charter and Dannevirke-Woodville-Paihiatua-Palmerston North daily. |
| Present | ||
| Rosetown Motors Te Awamutu | ? | Trading name of G M Greaves. School bus and charter operator sold to a consortium of Hodgsons, Te Awmautu, Dobson Motors, Te Kuiti and Hamilton City Buses |
| 05/93 | ||
| Rotorua Bus Co Ltd Rotorua | ? | Rotorua local services and 21 vehicles acquired by NZRRS |
| 9/12/40 | ||
| Rotorua Motor Transport Co Rotorua | ? | Rotorua local services and 18 vehicles acquired by NZRRS |
| 28/4/40 | ||
| Routeburn Valley Motors Kinloch | 1942 | Operated 6 buses including 2 open topped V8 buses and a convertible Chevrolet in Routeburn Valley (Harry Bryant). Service ceased when a bridge was built across the Dart River allowing direct travel from Queenstown |
| 1971 | ||
| Bruce Routley Ltd Lower Hutt | ? | Operated "The Dominion" buses to Palmerston North, New Plymouth and Napier. Became Dominion Coachlines Ltd |
| 1991 | ||
| Fred Rowan Kawerau | by 1994 | Operated Ford R1114s. Taken over by Whakatane Coachlines? |
| till 1998 | ||
| Roxburgh Passenger Service Ltd Roxburgh | by 1993 | operated Bedford VAM |
| 2003 | ||
| Roxburgh Passenger Service Roxburgh | 2003 | Mark & Linda Sincock |
| present | ||
| Royal Motor Bus Company Ltd Auckland | . | Acquired by Auckland City Council following fare regulation. |
| 17/10/1926 | ||
| RTH Leasing Ltd Timaru | 1997? | part of Rtichies Transport Holdings Ltd |
| Present | ||
| Ruapehu Transport Ltd New Lynn | ? | A subsiduary of Bonnici Motors Ltd that ran the "Mountain Goat" service from The Chateau to Top of The Bruce on Mt Ruapehu. Vehicles were initially ex-WWII 4x4 trucks later replaced by Bedford S 4x4 trucks. The trucks had a simple canopy on the back with a rear entrance. A 44 gallon drum was mounted each side of the door to carry skis. A few buses were operated |
| . | ||
| Rudolph's Coaches Wellington | by 1988 | Tour bus operator |
| Present | ||
| I F Runciman Mangere | by 1969 | Ford Thames Trader 30 |
| till 1971 | ||
| Runciman Motors Ltd Upper Hutt | ? | A subsiduary of Stagecoach. Legal name is now North City Bus Ltd. Upper Hutt scheduled services now run by Cityline. Still operate 2xdaily Upper Hutt-Wellington, school and charter services |
| Present | ||
| Runciman Transport Inglewood | by 2004 | Steve Runicman. Charter service |
| Present | ||
| Rural Buses Ltd Waipawa | by 1986 | part of Waipawa Buses group |
| till 1996 | ||
| Rutherford Bus Co Ltd Palmerston North | 195? | Rutherford Bus Co was one of two companies operating services between Palmerston North and Feilding. Taken over by Madge Coach Lines 1991 who were theother operator. |
| 23/10/1991? | ||
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