As the school year starts, Taranaki's bus students will be taking a new route to their classrooms.
From today there are three new school bus services and one updated school route running.
Taranaki Regional Council transport engagement manager Sarah Hiestand says the changes were made around a number of considerations.
"We've made these decisions based on efficiency, financial effectiveness, public feedback around locations, and the impact of people moving for house affordability, but wanting to retain access to secondary schooling in New Plymouth for their children."
The new services are route 98 Inglewood to New Plymouth, and Your Connector services from Hāwera to New Plymouth Boys' High School and Francis Douglas Memorial College and from Hāwera to New Plymouth Girls' High School and Sacred Heart Girls' College.