| Operator and Location | Start | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stop | ||
| Arfur Daley Ltd Balclutha | . | Refer Valley Coachlines |
| . | ||
| Dalbeth Motors Kaikohe | ? | Operated Kaikohe-Whangarei via Mangakahia Rd service which passed to Kaikohe Bus Co |
| ? | ||
| M G Dallas Ltd Paparoa, Northland | ? | School bus and charter services |
| Present | ||
| Dalroy Tours Ltd New Plymouth | ? | daily scheduled services Hawera-New Plymouth-Hamilton-Auckland. Charter and tour services. Purchased White Star Passenger Services 2008 |
| Present | ||
| Dalzells Motors Ltd | ? | Christchurch-Waikari-Mason Flat service and 2 vehicles acquired by NZRRS |
| 8/5/38 | ||
| D & D Transport Porirua | 1989 | Leyland Leopard Breadvans David & Dianne Collinson. Dianne is Ian Little's daughter |
| 1994 | ||
| Daneline Ltd Dannevirke | by 2002 | Charter and school services, 5 buses 18-45 seats and 1 minibus. Operate ex-Newmans 1975 MB0317 |
| Present | ||
| Linda Darnell Pukekohe | 1999 | Charter and school services, to Edwards Passenger Service Ltd |
| 2/11/01 | ||
| D & W Davis Tokaanu | by 1961 | School bus services |
| till 1964 | ||
| Day Trip Touring Co Ltd Massey, Auckland | by 2001 | Tour and school bus services |
| Present | ||
| Days Motors Canterbury | ? | Days' Coaches ran from Christchurch to Prebbleton, Lincoln/Ladbrooks, Springston, Leeston and Southbridge. They took over when the rail stopped carrying passengers. Acquired by Midland Motorways |
| ? | ||
| Deakin Motors Ltd Hastings | by 1989 | School bus operators or dealers? |
| till 1992 | ||
| Delieu Charter Services Papkura? | . | Bedford SB bus and licence sold to Ranby Motors Ltd |
| 1986 | ||
| Delta Coachlines Ltd Blenheim | by 1984 | Tour and charter services. Picton - Nelson Lakes - Westport Service. Established by Lance Brazier formerly owner of Barzier Motors Nightcaps |
| till 1989 | ||
| De Luxe Motor Services Blenheim | 1920s | Operated Picton-Blenheim services and tour/charter services. Sold bus operations to Ritchies (30 buses) |
| Nov 2003 | ||
| De Luxe Tours & Charters Auckland | ? | Tour Operators using Minibuses |
| before 2008 | ||
| Dempsey Buses Ltd Raetihi | by 1988 | school and charter services |
| Present | ||
| C R Dent Kaihu? | ? | Dargaville-Kaihu service and 1 vehicle acquired by NZRRS |
| 8/3/43 | ||
| T Devine & M R Maguire Rotherham | ? | School bus operator |
| Present | ||
| Devonport Bus Company Ltd Devonport, Auckland | 1985 | In 1985 North Shore Ferries created a subsiduary to operate its bus services. Buses have North Shore Ferries insignia. Provided connections to the Devonport Ferries from Takapuna, Narrow Neck, Cheltenham and Bayswater. Ownership passed to Stagecoach in 1997 |
| 1997 | ||
| Alan & Milly Devitt Tolaga Bay | by 1995 | School bus service? Bedford VAM70. Became Ranui Buses |
| till 1998 | ||
| Eric Diggelmann & Sons Ltd Tauranga | by 1991 | Bethlehem Coachlines under another name? |
| till 1994 | ||
| T Dillon | . | Martinborough-Featherston service and 2 vehicles acquired by NZRRS |
| 31/3/46 | ||
| Dipton Primary School Bus Ltd Dipton | . | School bus service. |
| Present | ||
| Direct Coachlines Auckland | 2001 | Trading name of Wattie Mackay. Operates one or more of the Airbus Scorpions for Tourism Holdings Ltd |
| Present | ||
| D J Motors Christchurch | by 2001 | operated Hino RJ 1O59IC/AYQ120 |
| till 2003 | ||
| DJ Coaches Ltd Forrest Hill, Auckland | by 2007 | Isuzu ECR |
| Present | ||
| D K S Tours Ltd Hamilton | by 2003 | Tour operator. Keith Stobie |
| Present | ||
| Dobson Motors Ltd Te Kuiti | ? | Charter and school bus services |
| Present | ||
| W Dodd Motors Woodend Chistchurch | ? | Operated ex-Bonnici Seddon 1982-90 |
| 1991? | ||
| B N Doherty Pahiatua | ? | School Bus Operator |
| Present | ||
| Norman Dolamore Gore | ? | owned MCD coach 1992-94 |
| Present | ||
| Dominion Coachlines Ltd Lower Hutt | 1991 | Formerly Bruce Routley Ltd. re-organised following deregulation in 1991 |
| till 1992 | ||
| Dominion Roadliners Ltd Hastings | By 1992 | Operated Hastings-Napier-Gisborne services if my memory can be trusted |
| till 1993 | ||
| Dons Coach Lines Ltd Ferndale, Gore | By 2002 | Ford R1114 and Hino RK176 coaches Don McFadzien |
| present | ||
| J & S Dorset Ruakaka | by 1990 | Charter and schoolbus services. Acquired by Ritchies |
| 24/7/04 | ||
| Double Decker Bus Charters & Tours Taupo | ? | yellowpages listing |
| Present | ||
| Double Decker Fun Tours Ltd Auckland | ? | yellowpages listing - refer The Party Bus Co Ltd |
| Present | ||
| Rob Dowle Taumaranui | c1960 | Operated ex-Edwards Diamond T circa 1960, later ex-Newlands Ford, To Charteris Motors? |
| till 1989 | ||
| R W Dowman Papamoa | ? | School bus service and 1 bus acquired by NZRRS |
| 11/7/43 | ||
| A C Doyle Whakatane | by 1940's | To Cave Buses, Whakatane |
| 4/2/74 | ||
| Drakes Opotiki? | ? | Opotiki-Te Kaha service and 6 buses acquired by NZRRS |
| 2/3/47 | ||
| Drive Me Wild Expeditions Ltd Nelson | ? | Heaphy Track Transport from Nelson to both ends of the track |
| Present | ||
| DriveRite Co. 1988 Ltd Auckland | ? | Tour and school bus operator. Martin Clapham |
| Present | ||
| Duco Motors | ? | Gisborne-Wairoa service and 7 vehicles acquired by NZRRS |
| 11/7/43 | ||
| Malcolm Duff Lawrence | refer Lawrence Bus Service | |
| C M & M A Duncan Taradale | ? | School bus service Colin & Marion Duncan |
| Present | ||
| Dunedin City Transport Dunedin | ? | Municipal opertor of trams, cable cars and buses in Dunedin. Merged with Newton Coachlines to form CityBus Newton Ltd |
| 1991? | ||
| Dunedin Explorer Dunedin | ? | Who operates this service? |
| ? | ||
| Dunedin Passenger Transport Dunedin | ? | Dunedin suburban services and charters operated by Invercargill Passenger Transport |
| Present | ||
| Dunedin Taxis Dunedin | ? | Operated Dunedin (Tairei) airport service in late 1950s early 1960's using a Commer |
| . | ||
| John Dunlop Wanganui | 7/9/48 | Acquired Wanganui River Serivce 1959 |
| 22/4/60 | ||
| Dunlops Wanganui Ltd Wanganui | 22/4/60 | 3 Ford buses used on services up the Wanganui River Rd and charter work |
| till 1966 | ||
| James Dunn Buckland, Pukekohe | by 1986 | ex-NZRRS Bedford YMT, Ford R1114, ex-Whenuapai Seddon |
| Present | ||
| Duntroon Bus Services Duntroon | by 1991 | School Bus & Charter. L H Baird |
| Present |
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Last Updated 28 September 2008