A free regional bus service for tertiary students in the Bay of Plenty is set to be rolled out next year.
The service means students from Katikati, Rotorua and Whakatāne will be able to travel in and out of Tauranga every weekday from February through to December next year.
It was a joint venture between the University of Waikato, Toi-Ohomai Institute of Technology and the Bay of Plenty Regional Council and the New Zealand Transport Agency.
There will be a one year trial on the service to start before being rolled out permanently.
The public was also able to utilise the service at a cost.