7 . 5 m ▁($ 3 m ▁less ▁than ▁previous ▁operator , ▁Bay line ▁Co aches ) ▁ 5 ½ ▁year ▁contract ▁with ▁Environment ▁Bay ▁of ▁Pl enty ▁Bay . ▁Bay line ▁had ▁run ▁ 2 5 ▁bus es ▁daily , ▁but ▁the ▁new ▁service ▁used ▁ 3 5 ▁bus es ▁and ▁ 4 2 ▁staff , ▁with ▁dep ots ▁in ▁T aur anga , ▁M t ▁Ma ung an ui ▁and ▁Te ▁Pu ke . ▁▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁won ▁G is bor ne ▁contract ▁by ▁cutting ▁the ▁$ 3 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁a ▁year ▁Wa ip awa ▁Red ▁Bus ▁service ▁to ▁$ 2 1 7 , 7 7 6 ▁( plus ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁cycle ▁ra cks ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁year ), ▁ ▁with ▁two ▁air - condition ed ▁ 2 7 - se at ▁' G iz zy B uses ' ▁and ▁a ▁reduced ▁tim et able . ▁Go Bus ▁also ▁tender ed ▁for ▁large ▁bus es ▁at ▁$ 2 2 5 , 9 4 1 ▁a ▁year . ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁won ▁ 8 ▁bus ▁G is bor ne ▁school ▁contract ▁from ▁Wa ip awa . ▁ ▁Ac quired ▁bus ▁companies ▁ ▁Christ ch urch ▁Bus ▁Services ▁Christ ch urch ▁Bus ▁Services ▁Ltd ▁operated ▁Metro ▁routes ▁for ▁Environment ▁Can ter bury ▁in ▁Christ ch urch ▁and ▁Tim aru , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁private ▁char ter ▁services ▁for ▁groups ▁and ▁schools . ▁It ▁was ▁purchased ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0