About Us

Metlink

Proudly part of Greater Wellington

(external link)Greater Wellington Regional Council(external link) (GWRC), under the brand name Metlink, brings a public bus, rail and ferry transport network to the wider Wellington region, including Wellington City, Hutt Valley, Porirua, Kāpiti Coast and the Wairarapa.

We work with our transport operators to deliver a connected, integrated network with patronage across all modes growing at a rapid rate.

We continuously refine and improve our network based on customer research and feedback. Our goal is to deliver an effective, efficient, and integrated public transport network for the people of Wellington.

GWRC website(external link)

The Council works in partnership with the New Zealand Transport Agency to plan and fund the region’s public transport network. We work closely with the following local government agencies to deliver public transport services and infrastructure in their areas:

Metlink is the Wellington region’s public transport network of bus, train and harbour ferry service. The Metlink network has 5 rail lines, nearly 100 public bus routes, more than 180 school bus services, and 4 harbour ferry wharves.

More about rail and bus operator contracts

The Pōneke Promise

Together we can keep Wellington city safe.

Greater Wellington Regional Council is working with some great partners to help everyone feel safer in Wellington City.

We’ve banded together with a new social contract, the Pōneke Promise. We’re promising a set of actions that we’ll be accountable for. We'll continue to make more promises to keep our city safe.

We’re making collective change to keep Pōneke a vibrant and compassionate place to live.

It’s our Pōneke Promise(external link).

Pōneke Promise website(external link)

By sharing information and working together to develop and deliver solutions, we’re working towards the common goal of making Pōneke a safe, vibrant and welcoming city for everyone.

Our partners include:

Cleaning and maintenance of bus shelters

Review is complete and changes are underway to frequency and timing for bus shelter cleaning and maintenance in Wellington City.

Public transport night services review

A review is underway to determine how many people are using the Metlink after midnight services, and what people think about the timetables and fares.

Security liaison staff

Employing extra security liaison staff to work alongside door people at the City’s bars and nightclubs. (In progress)

Let's Get Wellington Moving

Working with the people of Wellington to improve our transport and create a more liveable city.

To develop a transport system for the future, Let's Get Wellington Moving brings together local government, transport expertise and mana whenua perspectives.

Let's Get Wellington Moving website(external link)

Let’s Get Wellington Moving is a joint initiative between:

These organisations are supported by our mana whenua partners Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika and Ngāti Toa Rangatira.

Future Rail

Building a better rail network for the Wellington region

KiwiRail and Metlink are working together to upgrade the rail network to makes services more reliable and enable more people to travel on trains in the future, with funding provided by the New Zealand Government.

Future Rail, also known as the Wellington Metro Upgrade(external link), is a collection of projects which will deliver a service with fewer speed restrictions and outages, longer trains and more services for Metlink commuters.

KiwiRail website(external link)

Future Rail projects can be divided into two main areas:

1. Renewing existing infrastructure so services run as smoothly as possible:

Replacing and modernising the overhead power system and signals power supply
Renewing the track, across the network including inside the four major tunnels

2. Adding capacity so more people can travel on trains in the future while still allowing for freight services:

Double tracking between Trentham and Upper Hutt
Improvements to Wellington Railway Station approaches and changes at Plimmerton