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On Sunday 28 November, there will be the annual Farmer's Santa Parade in Auckland city.

The parade will commence at 2.00pm and travel from Mayoral Drive via Queen Street, Customs Street West, Albert Street to the intersection of Wellesley Street West.

Road Closures
8.30am to 4.00pm
Vincent St (between Mayoral Drive & Pitt Street)
Mayoral Drive (between Wellesley Street West & Cook Street)
Wellesley Street West (between Hobson Street & Albert Street)

12.30pm to 4.00pm
Mayoral Drive (between Cook Street & Queen Street)
Queen Street (between Mayoral Drive & Customs Street)
Customs Street West (between Queen Street & Albert Street)
Albert Street (between Customs Street West and Wellesley Street West)

ROUTE DIVERSIONS AND TERMINAL CHANGES
Click on the services below to link to full details of route diversions.

Unless otherwise stated, these diversions will be implemented at 12.15pm

Stagecoach Services

City Circuit
Routes 017, 027, 045 035 - Queen St, Western Bays
Routes 049, 13-, 14-, 15-, 16-, 17-, 18-, 19- - West Auckland
Routes 21-, 22-, 23-, 24- - New North Rd and Sandringham Rd
Routes 25-, 26- - Dominion Rd
Route 274 - Mt Eden Rd and Three Kings
Routes 297 & 298 - Waikowhai
Routes 30-, 312 - Manukau Rd
Routes 32-, 33-, 34-, 35-, 39- - Mangere and Te Papapa
Routes 42-, 43-, 44-, 45-, 46-, 48-, 49- - Papatoetoe, Middlemore, Otara, Flat Bush, Manurewa
Routes 471 & 472 - Great South Rd and Papakura
Routes 50-, 51-, 52-, 53- - Ellerslie, Mt Wellington, Panmure
Routes 58- & 59- - Ellerslie, Panmure, Glen Innes
Routes 60-, 61- - Remuera, Victoria Ave, Benson Rd
Link Anticlockwise
Link Clockwise
Hibiscus Coast
North Shore Services
Routes 71-, 74-, 75-, 76-, 62-,63, 64-, 65- - Waterfront Services and Remuera Rd

Birkenhead Transport Services

Midtown (Victoria St) Services


Howick & Eastern Services

All services


Ritchies Services

All Downtown (Britomart) services
Routes 954 & 955 - Wairau Rd & Bayview


Urban Express Services

Route 802 - Bayswater



Stagecoach Services
City Circuit

8:30am to 12:15pm

From Britomart via Queen St, left Victoria St East, via Bowen Ave, right Princes St, left Alfred St, left Symonds St, left Waterloo Quadrant, via Bowen Ave, Victoria St East, Victoria St West, right Federal St, right Wyndham St, left Queen St, right Customs St, left Commerce St left Tyler St, left Queen St (Britomart).

This service will not run between approximately 12.15pm and 4.00pm

Route 017, 027, 045 - Queen St, Western Bays

Inward - As normal until Karangahape Rd, then left Symonds St, Anzac Ave, Customs St East, right Commerce St left Galway St right Queen St to temporary terminal D2 Britomart (opposite CPO building).

Outward – From temporary terminal (D2 Britomart) right Quay St, right Commerce St, left Customs St, right Anzac Ave, via Symonds St, right Alex Evans Link, right Upper Queen St left Karangahape Rd then as per normal

Routes 049, 13-, 14-, 15-, 16-, 17-, 18-, 19- - West Auckland

Please Note: There are different changes to these routes at different times of the day

8.30am to 12.15pm
Inward – As per normal until Pitt St, then left Union St, right Nelson St, right Victoria St West, left Albert St then as per normal

Outward – From normal Terminal Points, via Albert St right Victoria St West, left Hobson St then as per normal.

12.15pm to 4.00pm

Inward - As per normal until K’Rd, then left Symonds St, Anzac Ave, Customs St East, right Commerce St, left Galway St right Queen St to Britomart D3.

Outward - From D3, left Quay St, left lower Hobson St, Hobson St then as per normal

Routes 21-, 22-, 23-, 24- - New North Rd and Sandringham Rd

Inward - As normal until Bowen Ave then to Victoria St East, left Lorne St to temporary terminus.

Outward - From temporary terminus in Lorne St, left Wellesley St, left Princes St, right Waterloo Quadrant then as normal.

Routes 25-, 26- - Dominion Rd

Inward - As normal until Wellesley St, left Mayoral Dr to temporary terminus between Wellesley St and Wakefield St.

Outward - From temporary terminus in Mayoral Drive, left Wakefield St then as per normal.

Route 274 - Mt Eden Rd and Three Kings

No Change

Route 297 & 298 - Waikowhai

Please Note: There are different changes to these routes at different times of the day

8.30am to 12.15pm
Inward - As normal until Queen St, right Mayoral Dr, left Wellesly St East, left Queen St to temporary terminal outside St James (Dominion Rd departure point)

Outward - From temporary terminus outside St James via Queen St then as per normal

12.15pm to 4.00pm
Inward - As normal until Symonds St, left Wellesley St, left Mayoral Dr to temporary terminus between Wellesley St and Wakefield St.

Outward - From temporary terminus in Mayoral Drive, left Wakefield St, right Symonds St then as per normal

Routes 30-, 312, 392 - Manukau Rd, Te Papapa

Inward – As per normal until Victoria St East to Te Papapa stop

Outward - From temporary terminus Victoria Street East, left Lorne St, left Wellesley St, left Princes St, right Waterloo Quadrant, right Symonds St then as per normal

Routes 32-, 33-, 34-, 35-, - Mangere

No Change

Routes 42-, 43-, 44-, 45-, 46-, 48-, 49- - Papatoetoe, Middlemore, Otara, Flat Bush, Manurewa

No Change

Route 471 & 472 - Great South Rd and Papakura

No Change

Routes 50-, 51-, 52-, 53- - Ellerslie, Mt Wellington, Panmure

Inward - No change

Outward - From Galway St, right Queen St, right Quay St, right Commerce St, left Customs St then as per normal.

Routes 58- & 59- - Ellerslie, Panmure, Glen Innes

Inward - No change

Outward - From Galway St, right Queen St, right Quay St, right Commerce St, left Customs St then as per normal.

Routes 60-, 61- - Remuera, Victoria Ave, Benson Rd

Please Note: There are different changes to these routes at different times of the day

8.30am to 12.15pm
Inward - As normal until Queen St, right Mayoral Dr, left Wellesly St East, left Queen St to temporary terminal outside St James (Dominion Rd departure point)

Outward - From temporary terminus outside St James via Queen St then as per normal

12.15pm to 4.00pm
Inward - Via Symonds St, then left Wellesley St, left Mayoral Dr to temporary terminus between Wellesley St and Wakefield St..

Outward - From temporary terminus in Mayoral Drive, left Wakefield St, right Symonds St then as per normal

The Link - Anticlockwise

From Victoria Park as per normal until K’Rd, then via Grafton Bridge (Do NOT Enter Queen St) then as per normal until Beach Rd, then right Commerce St, left Galway St, right Queen St to Britomart stop D2, left Quay St, left Lower Hobson St, via Hobson St, right Victoria St West then as per normal.

The Link - Clockwise

From Victoria Park, left Halsey St, right Fanshawe St, left Sturdee St, Lower Hobson St, right Quay St, right Commerce St, then as per normal until, Grafton Bridge then cross Symonds St into K’Rd then as per normal .

Hibiscus Coast

Inward - As per normal until Fanshawe St then right Halsey St, then left Victoria St West to Shore Terminal

Outward - From Shore Terminal (Victoria St West opposite Sky Tower) left Federal St, left Wyndham St, left Hobson St, right Victoria St West, right Halsey St, left Fanshawe St then as per normal.


North Shore Services

Inward - No change.

Outward - From normal Terminal point, left Federal St, left Wyndham St, left Hobson St, right Victoria St West, right Halsey St, left Fanshawe St then as per normal.

Routes 71-, 74-, 75-, 76-, 62-,63, 64-, 65- - Waterfront Services and Remuera Rd

No Change

Birkenhead Transport Services
Midtown (Victoria St)services

Inward – As per normal until Victoria St West to Temporary Terminal (Bus Stop between Hobson & Federal Sts).

Outward – From Temporary Terminal (Bus Stop between Hobson & Federal Sts), left Federal St, left Wyndham St, left Hobson St, right Victoria St West, right Halsey St left Fanshawe St then as per normal

Howick & Eastern Services
All services

Inward - No change

Outward - From Galway St, right Queen St, right Quay St, right Commerce St. left Customs St then as per normal.

Ritchies Services
All Downtown services

Please Note: There are different changes to these routes at different times of the day

8.30am to 12.15pm
Inward – As per normal until Pitt St, then left Union St, right Nelson St, right Victoria St West, left Albert St then as per normal

Outward – From normal Terminal Points, via Albert St right Victoria St West, left Hobson St then as per normal.

12.15pm to 4.00pm

Inward - As per normal until K’Rd, then left Symonds St, Anzac Ave, Customs St East, right Commerce St, left Galway St right Queen St to Britomart D3.

Outward - From D3, left Quay St, left lower Hobson St, Hobson St then as per normal

Midtown (Victoria St)services (routes 954 & 955)

Inward – As per normal until Victoria St West to Temporary Terminal (Bus Stop between Hobson & Federal Sts).

Outward – From Temporary Terminal (Bus Stop between Hobson & Federal Sts), left Federal St, left Wyndham St, left Hobson St, right Victoria St West, right Halsey St left Fanshawe St then as per normal

Urban Express Services
Route 802 Bayswater

Inward - No change.

Outward - From normal Terminal point, left Federal St, left Wyndham St, left Hobson St, right Victoria St West, right Halsey St, left Fanshawe St then as per normal.

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