Ritchies Transport Holdings Ltd

The following list is of known buses both current and those previously operated by Ritchies Transport Holdings Ltd.

Ritchies Transport was established in 1972 and describes itself on its website as "one of New Zealand’s largest and most successful bus companies" with a fleet of "over 1500 vehicles spread across depots nationwide”.

It owns 46% of the InterCity coach and tourism company.

Ritchies' website says Ritchies was "formed in Temuka 80 years ago by John Ritchie (Senior)" and that its head office "was located in Timaru but at the beginning of December 2003 relocated to Christchurch”. The company "expanded into the North Island 20 years ago and now has a large operation in Auckland in addition to branches in Helensville, Dargaville, Whangarei, Rotorua, Blenheim, Christchurch, Ashburton, Timaru, Dunedin, Balclutha, Queenstown, Gore, Ruakaka, Wanaka, and Chatham Islands." In August 2021, it was announced the company and its 1400 buses would be sold to Global investment firm, KKR, subject to Overseas Investment Office approval. Approval was given and the acquisition was completed in March 2022.

Companies which have been acquired by Ritchies Transport include:
● Alpine Connections, Wanaka
● Birkenhead Transport, Birkenhead
● Bowmans Buses, Kaitaia
● Caves Buses Whangarei, Whangarei
● Connectabus, Queenstown
● De Luxe Motor Services, Blenhiem
● Dorset Motors, Ruakaka
● Greenhalgh Motors, Henderson
● Hanham's Buses, Albany
● McLeod Motors Helensville, Helensville
● Te Kauwhata division of Murphy Buses, Thames
● Normans Bus & Coach, Whangarei
● NorthBus (NZ Bus - Infratil), Whangarei
● Reesby Rotorua (InMotion Group), Rotorua
● Red Bus, Christchurch
● Ritchies-Murphy Transport Solutions, Takanini (remaining 50% from Murphy Buses)
● Western Cabs, Henderson
● Whenuapai Bus Travel, Whenuapai

Depots and branding:

Depot: Kaitaia
Sub-depots: Mangonui, Kohukohu, Te Hapua, Herekino
Brands: Ritchies

Depot: Whangarei
Brands: CityLink (contract), Ritchies

Depot: Dargaville
Sub-depots: Opononi, Tauraroa, Mangakahia, Maungakaramea
Brands: Ritchies

Depot: Helensville
Sub-depots: Orewa
Brands: Ritchies

Depot: Albany
Sub-depots: Warkworth
Brands: AT Metro (contract), Ritchies

Depot: Birkenhead
Brands: AT Metro (contract), Birkenhead Transport (rebranding to Ritchies)

Depot: West Auckland (Swanson)
Brands: Auckland Explorer Bus, AT Metro (contract), G Adventures (contract), Intercity, Ritchies, SkyDrive

Depot: South Auckland (Takanini)
Brands: AT Metro (contract), Murphy Buses & Ritchies-Murphy (rebranding to Ritchies), Ritchies

Depot: Rotorua
Brands: CityRide (contract), Ritchies

Depot: Marlborough (Blenheim)
Sub-depots: Kaikoura
Brands: Ritchies

Depot: Christchurch
Sub-depots: Abros Place, Ferry Road
Brands: G Adventures (contract), Great Sights, Intercity, Oceania (contract), Ritchies, Metro (contract)

Depot: Ashburton (Mid Canterbury)
Brands: Ritchies

Depot: Timaru
Brands: Intercity, Ritchies, MyWay (contract)

Depot: Oamaru
Brands: Ritchies

Depot: Dunedin
Brands: Orbus (contract), Ritchies

Depot: Queenstown
Sub-depots: Wanaka
Brands: AwesomeNZ, Great Sights, Intercity, Orbus (contract), Ritchies

Depot: Balclutha
Brands: Ritchies

Depot: Gore
Sub-depots: Clinton, Milton, Owaka, Riversdale, Tapanui, Te Anau, Wyndham
Brands: Ritchies

Depot: Chatham Island
Brands: Ritchies