Bus company Ritchies buys properties in Queenstown to house its driversDASHA KUPRIENKO/STUFF Queenstown's $2 Orbus service had over 100,000 passengers in January. The Orbus Queenstown transport scheme is operated by Ritchies and is subsidised by Otago Regional Council, Queenstown Lakes District Council and the NZ Transport agency. DASHA KUPRIENKO/STUFF Queenstown Lakes District mayor Jim Boult was "over the moon" with Queenstown's new $2 bus popularity. Ritchies' transport director Andrew Ritchie said he had had to buy several homes in Queenstown to house bus drivers. The better the bus service operates, the more people will use it and the less traffic we'll see on the roads," Boult said.

Source: Stuff March 01, 2018 23:55 UTC