Regional Public Transport Plan

The Bay of Plenty Regional Public Transport Plan is the key statutory document for public transport planning and investment in the region. It guides the design and delivery of public transport services, information and infrastructure in the Bay of Plenty region.

The Plan takes a 10+ year strategic view of public transport with a particular focus on the first three years. In doing so, it describes:

• What we want our public transport system to achieve (our long-term vision and objectives).
• How we propose to get there (the strategies, focus areas, policies and actions that will help us achieve our goals).
• What public transport services we propose to provide.

In March 2024 the RPTP Action Plan was developed and adopted by the Public Transport Committee (PTC). The Action Plan has been developed to ensure the Bay of Plenty Regional Public Transport Plan 2022-32 (RPTP) is successfully implemented and meets its key objectives. The RPTP performance monitoring reports will be added to the website following annual reporting to PTC.

The operative Bay of Plenty Regional Public Transport Plan (2022), the summary document and the Action Plan can be accessed below.

Additionally, in accordance with the operative Bay of Plenty Regional Public Transport Plan 2022-32, the Bay of Plenty Regional Council have developed a set of decision-making criteria for public transport support for special events.

The Public Transport Special Events Policy can be accessed below. 

For further queries regarding support for special events, please contact the BOPRC transport team.