1 0 ▁by ▁Go ▁Bus . ▁ ▁Urban ▁Cat ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁G ob us ▁Transport ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁' U r ban ▁Cat ' ▁Christ ch urch ▁urban ▁bus ▁operations ▁of ▁Leop ard ▁Co ach lines , ▁gain ing ▁around ▁ 9 0 ▁bus es . ▁ ▁Ha ward en ▁Gar age ▁Based ▁in ▁Ka ia po i , ▁Ha ward en ▁Gar age ▁& ▁Transport ▁Co ▁Ltd ▁was ▁bought ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁In ver c arg ill ▁Pass enger ▁Transport ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Go ▁Bus ▁took ▁over ▁In ver c arg ill ▁Pass enger ▁Transport , ▁which ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁was ▁trad ing ▁as ▁Pass enger ▁Transport ▁Cit ibus ▁throughout ▁the ▁southern ▁South ▁Island . ▁ ▁John ston ' s ▁Co ach lines ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Go Bus ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁acquired ▁John ston ' s ▁Co ach lines ▁for ▁an ▁und is closed ▁sum . ▁John ston ' s ▁is ▁a ▁tour ism - based ▁bus ▁company ▁with ▁dep ots ▁in ▁A uck land , ▁Christ ch urch ▁and ▁Queen st own . ▁The ▁main ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁was ▁the ▁company ' s ▁experience ▁in ▁the ▁high - end ▁tour ▁market . ▁It ▁was ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁companies ▁will ▁operate ▁in ▁a ▁parent - sub s idi ary ▁manner , ▁as ▁John ston ' s ▁will ▁retain ▁its ▁own ▁brand ▁and ▁division . ▁The