▁be ▁sold ▁to ▁A uck land ▁Sky Bus ▁operator , ▁Kin etic ▁Group , ▁subject ▁to ▁O verse as ▁In vest ment ▁Office ▁appro val . ▁ ▁History ▁Original ▁constitu ent ▁companies ▁– ▁B uses ▁Ltd ▁ran ▁Hamilton ▁bus es ▁from ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁About ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁it ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁Hamilton ▁City ▁Council ▁and ▁renamed ▁Hamilton ▁City ▁B uses ▁Ltd ▁Sim ps ons ▁ran ▁H unt ly ▁bus es ▁since ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁H od gs ons ▁of ▁Te ▁Aw am ut u ▁were ▁granted ▁a ▁lic ence ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁Mer ger ▁– ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Go ▁Bus ▁was ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁C . J . ▁W orth ▁Ltd ., ▁trad ing ▁as ▁Blue ▁W orth ▁Co ach lines ▁and ▁Hamilton ▁City ▁B uses ▁( priv at ised ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ), ▁Sim ps ons ▁and ▁H od gs ons . ▁Craig ▁W orth ▁was ▁still ▁commercial ▁director ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Cont rolling ▁share hold ers ▁– ▁Well ington ▁invest ment ▁group ▁Mor r ison ▁and ▁Co . ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁ 4 1 % ▁share holder ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Direct ▁Capital ▁bought ▁ 8 7 % ▁of ▁Go Bus . ▁The ▁other ▁ 1 3 % ▁remained ▁with ▁Go Bus ▁man agers ▁and ▁direct ors