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Ritchies gets richer, Kinetic stalls, and Pavlovich sold

Ritchies Transport lands Auckland Transport's biggest ever public transport contract, snapping up Pavlovich Coachlines in the process.

Ritchies, actively recruiting to ramp up its Auckland bus fleet.

Brent Melville Fri, 07 Feb 2025

Ritchies Transport has emerged as the big winner in a reset of Auckland Transport's bus network, scooping a $1.07 billion contract from the city to run over nine years.

The company, sold to New York private equity firm KKR in 2021, will increase its Auckland road fleet to 507 buses by next June,

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