Whangarei Passenger Services (WPS)

About this operator

Whangarei Passenger Services (WPS) began in 1994 as Whangarei Bus Services and trades today as Whangarei Passenger Services. The company describes itself as the longest standing locally and New Zealand owned passenger transport company based in Whangārei, family owned and operated, and states on its website that it is in its 31st year of operation. The registered entity is Whangarei Bus Services (1994) Limited, operating from a depot at 19 Te Waiiti Place, Raumanga.

### Fleet

WPS runs an unusually broad vehicle range for a regional operator, which is what allows it to cover both large group movements and individual transfers:

• Luxury tour coaches — 41 or 42 seats, air-conditioned and fully seatbelted
• Semi coaches — 44 to 53 seats for larger group transport
• 24 and 27 seaters — air-conditioned and fully seatbelted
• Mercedes tour mini coaches — 16 and 19 seats
• Mercedes, Renault and Ford mini coaches — 6, 11 and 12 seats
• Total Mobility vehicles — one, two or three wheelchair spaces
• Private hire sedans and SUV wagons, with luxury options
• Standard and large luggage trailers

### Services

The published service lines are airport transfers, Book-A-Ride personal and group transport, Total Mobility, and bus and coach charter. The company also offers a chauffeur service in which one of its drivers drives the client's own vehicle.

### How event organisers use them

WPS states directly that it caters for conference transport, wedding guest transfers, social outings, sports groups and educational outings. For a conference in Whangārei that means the full chain can sit with one operator: a coach or semi-coach for the bulk delegate shuttle between accommodation and venue, mini coaches for breakout groups and site visits, sedans or SUVs for speakers and VIPs, and Total Mobility vehicles where accessible transport is required. Luggage trailers matter for arrival and departure days and for cruise-linked movements — the company positions itself around airport and cruise ship transfers.

All drivers hold NZQA professional qualifications for the class of vehicle they operate, all team members hold current first aid certificates, and all passenger service vehicles carry first aid kits. Quotes are provided on request with no obligation.

See related listings under Northland transport.