Te Pahi, Community school bus

Te Pahi – Porirua City’s Community School Bus is a free service that transports students from low decile schools to educational and sporting activities within Porirua and the wider Wellington region.


Eligibility for use

  • All decile one to five schools in Porirua are eligible to apply. Te Pahi is available for: transport to curriculum linked educational or sporting activities (excluding swimming and water safety lessons)
  • travel beyond walking distance of the school and within the Wellington region during school hours (9am to 3pm Monday to Friday)
  • a maximum of 39 students plus 10 standing adults per trip.

How to apply

  1. Check the availability of Te Pahi using the calendar and fill in the online booking form

Calendar of bookings



Fill in the online form below

Te Pahi request form

Please complete all mandatory fields with a

Please include examples of related activities students will do at school before and after the trip
Please include how you will know that they have been achieved
Note there is a maximum of 39
9am is the earliest pickup time
3pm is the latest return time
Please specify all pick and drop off with timings.