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QLDC Transport Network Monitoring Snapshot Summary Report – Quarter 3 2025/26 (1 January to 31 March 2026)
Summary version of QLDC's January–March 2026 transport monitoring report. It sets out active travel counts, ORC-reported Orbus bus patronage, reliability, child-concession trends and ferry patronage for the first half of 2025/26, NZTA traffic counts for the quarter, travel times, Quality of Life survey transport results and visitor mode of transport.
Key figures
- Bus Q1–Q2 2025/26 1,031,075 (+5.7%); reliability 90.0%; operated trips 58,223 (52,102 a year earlier); punctuality 63.7% (38.2%)
- Child concession patronage −22% in Q2 after free child fares ended
- Ferry Q1–Q2 41,514 (+29%)
- Kawarau Falls Bridge Q3 23,460/day; SH6 south of Peninsula Rd 19,664/day
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QLDC Transport Network Monitoring Snapshot Summary Report – Quarter 3 2025/26 (1 January to 31 March 2026) (2026-04-21).