. ▁Go Bus ▁then ▁had ▁ 4 1 0 ▁vehicles , ▁ 4 ▁work sh ops , ▁ 8 ▁dep ots ▁and ▁ 4 6 0 ▁staff . ▁By ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁it ▁had ▁ 6 5 0 ▁bus es ▁and ▁over ▁ 7 0 0 ▁staff . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Go Bus ▁more ▁than ▁double d ▁its ▁fleet ▁and ▁increased ▁its ▁staff ▁to ▁ 9 5 0 . ▁Direct ▁put ▁Go Bus ▁up ▁for ▁sale , ▁saying ▁it ▁needed ▁more ▁capital ▁to ▁continue ▁expand ing . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁another ▁private ▁equ ity ▁fund , ▁Australia ' s ▁Next ▁Capital , ▁bought ▁Direct ' s ▁ 8 6 . 8 % ▁of ▁Go Bus ▁for ▁$ 8 4 . 6 m . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Ng ā i ▁T ahu ▁Hold ings ▁Cor p ▁( <0xE2> <0x85> <0x94> ) ▁and ▁T ain ui ▁Group ▁Hold ings ▁( ⅓ ) ▁bought ▁Go ▁Bus ▁for ▁a ▁reported ▁$ 1 7 0 m . ▁ ▁Exp ansion ▁– ▁some ▁growth ▁has ▁been ▁by ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁bus ▁companies ▁( see ▁below ), ▁some ▁by ▁winning ▁new ▁contract s . ▁Among ▁the ▁latter ▁have ▁been ▁– ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁contract ▁for ▁Nap ier ▁and ▁H ast ings , ▁renew ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁after ▁a ▁ 6 0 % ▁growth ▁in ▁passengers . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁T aur anga ▁$