Waiheke goes electric

Auckland: Waiheke Island has become the first area in Auckland to get its own fleet of electric buses.

Six electric buses have gone into service, two more will join the fleet in December and another nine will enter the 17strong fleet when the old diesel buses reach the end of their life.

Auckland has about 1300 diesel buses and Auckland Transport is committed to buying only zeroemission buses by 2025 as part of its plan to ensure a major area of the city is zero emission by 2030.