▁Por ir ua ▁and ▁the ▁Kap iti ▁Coast ▁most ▁services ▁were ▁provided ▁by ▁M ana ▁Co ach ▁Services . ▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁bus es ▁in ▁the ▁Well ington ▁area ▁are ▁power ed ▁by ▁dies el , ▁but ▁G OW ell ington ▁also ▁had ▁ 6 0 ▁t rol ley b uses ▁that ▁it ▁operated ▁within ▁Well ington ▁city . ▁The ▁t rol ley bus ▁network ▁was ▁introduced ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁replace ▁Well ington ' s ▁tr ams ▁( see ▁below ) ▁and ▁closed ▁down ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁From ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁T ran z it ▁will ▁introduce ▁electric ▁bus es ▁progress ively ▁onto ▁their ▁routes ; ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Well ington ▁Regional ▁Council ▁has ▁also ▁voted ▁to ▁look ▁into ▁propos als ▁to ▁make ▁both ▁rapid ▁transport ▁sp ines , ▁Johnson ville ▁to ▁Island ▁Bay ▁and ▁Kar ori ▁to ▁Se at oun , ▁fully ▁electric ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 2 3 ▁respectively ▁and ▁make ▁a ▁core ▁route ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁H utt ▁Valley ▁and ▁Por ir ua ▁fully ▁electric ▁as ▁electric ▁bus es ▁are ▁introduced . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁new ▁dies el ▁bus es ▁on ▁Met link ▁routes ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁least ▁Euro ▁V ▁standard . ▁ ▁All ▁Met link ▁bus es ▁accept ▁the ▁contact less ▁Sn apper ▁card . ▁As ▁of ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Well ington ▁bus