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Driving Directions – D130108 Omakau / Lauder
New run commenced 9/10/2023
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Driver - Nick L
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Last updated: 19/12/2025
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AM
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Driver commutes from Alexandra in a car. The bus is parked at Omakau School.
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7:15Depart depot
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Left onto Russell St
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Left onto Chicago St
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Right onto Ngapara St
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Left onto Tarbert St – head out straight ahead onto SHW 85 – Manuherikia Rd to Omakau
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Left onto Racecourse Rd (by the Omakau Commercial Hotel)
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7:40Right onto Deaker St - Omakau School. Park car, collect bus. PRE-START CHECK
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Right onto Racecourse Rd
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Right onto Lauder Rd
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7:52STOP - Lauder Rd, first house on the right - SIGNS ON
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7:53STOP - about 150m past the first pick-up
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7:55STOP - 448 Lauder Rd - house is on the corner of Lauder Rd and Huddleston Rd
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7:57STOP - driveway just before 189 Lauder Rd - first house on the right past Muddy Creek Rd
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Right onto SH85
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8:00STOP - opp. Lauder Hotel
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8:04STOP - Long Ridge (on hill between Lauder and Omakau) - note: Hostel boarders, usually only Monday & Friday
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8:07STOP - Omakau bus shelter - opp. Muddy Creek Cafe
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8:09STOP - cnr SH85 and Hindon St (Cockburns)
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Continue out towards Alexandra on SH85
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8:10STOP - farm gateway just before bridge, before Ophir Bridge Rd
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8:13STOP - SH85 - cnr Flume Rd (bottom of Tiger Hill, before Chatto Creek - around 1689 Omakau-Chatto Creek Rd)
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8:14STOP - driveway/farm entrance on the left just past 1593 Omakau-Chatto Creek Rd
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8:16STOP - opp 1377 Chatto Creek-Springvale Rd (SH85)
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8:20STOP cnr Keddell Rd & SH85
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8:22STOP - cnr Gartley Lane and SH85
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8:23STOP - 616 SH85 (just through the cutting)
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8:27STOP - 350 SH85 (opp. Rockview Rd)
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Continue into Alexandra, onto Tarbert St
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At round-about continue straight to Centennial Ave
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Left onto Shannon St
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Left onto Bringans St
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8:35STOP - Alex Primary
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Left onto Dunorling St, then keep left still on Dunorling St
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At round-about go Right to Tarbert St
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8:40STOP - St Gerards Primary
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Left onto Station St, Right onto Chicago St, Left onto Russell St, Left onto Enterprise St
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8:42STOP - Dunstan High School. Students for both DHS and The Terrace get off here. SIGNS OFF - Post Check
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Return to depot
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NOTE: Monday mornings only - at Terrace Primary carpark drop hostel bags just inside fence
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PM
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2ND BUS AT THE TERRACE AND DHS
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Bus parked at Alexandra depot
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Fridays only - collect bags from DHS hostel
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2:55Pre-start check - SIGNS ON
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3:05Depart depot
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Right onto Russell St, at end of Russell St take Left into car park
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3:07STOP -The Terrace School
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Right onto Russell St,
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Right onto Enterprise St
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3:15
STOP – Dunstan High School - Look for Alex & St Gerads students arriving on 'Transfer' bus DEPART 3.15pm
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Left onto Enterprise St, Right onto Russell St, Left onto Chicago St, Right onto Ngapara St, Left onto Tarbert St (SH85) towards Omakau
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Right onto Russell St
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Left onto Chicago St
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Right onto Ngapara St
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Left onto Tarbert St (SH85) towards Omakau
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3:20STOP - cnr Rockview Rd and SH85
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3:24STOP - PM only - 683 Omakau-Chatto Creek Rd (Kelliher's place)
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3:30STOP - on SH85 opposite Keddell Rd
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3:34STOP - 1377 Chatto Creek-Springvale Rd (SH85) - pull in area just before driveway
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3:36STOP - 1593 Omakau-Chatto Creek Rd (house on the left, about 500m past the Chatto Creek Tavern)
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3:37STOP - SH85 - opp. Flume Rd (bottom of Tiger Hill, after Chatto Creek - around 1689 Omakau-Chatto Creek Rd)
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3:38STOP - 1741 SH85 (group of 6 letter boxes, before rail trail crossing) - PM only
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3:40STOP - 2339 Omakau-Chatto Creek Rd (SH85) - opp. Ophir Bridge Rd, (before the bridge)
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3:42STOP - Leask St, Omakau - near Hindon St (opp. Cockburns)
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3:44STOP - Omakau Four Square - opp. bus shelter
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3:49
STOP - opp. Long Ridge (bottom of hill between Lauder and Omakau) - note: Hostel boarder, usually only Monday & Friday
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Continue on SH85 to Lauder
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3:51STOP - Lauder Hotel
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Left onto Lauder Rd
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3:54STOP - driveway just past 189 Lauder Rd, on the left just before Muddy Creek Rd
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3:55STOP - opp. 448 Lauder Rd - house is on the corner just before Huddleston Rd
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3:56STOP - about 500m past Huddleston Rd
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4:00STOP - Lauder Rd, last house on left before Racecourse Rd - SIGNS OFF - Post Check
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Return to parking at Omakau School. Take car back to Alexandra.
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Route Map - https://maps.app.goo.gl/nKVJxW11sUsYqU128
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MoE Advice re PAX
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Prim - 5
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Inter- High - 37
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