Shuttle and Public Transport Services

A listing of shuttle and public transport services available for patients/clients and/or supporting family to travel to and from MidCentral Health facilities.



A St John Shuttle.

Image Caption A St John Shuttle.

Shuttle Services

Shuttle services are available to take patients/clients to and from some rural areas to appointments at major MidCentral Health and Whanganui DHB facilities like Palmerston North Hospital or Horowhenua Health Centre.

These services are run by volunteers and are subject to changing schedules. Please phone to confirm your appointment.

A copy of the shuttle services and public transport listing is available in Acrobat format.

A free car park shuttle service is offered at Palmerston North Hospital. This shuttle delivers patients/visitors to and from their cars and can be identified by its flashing roof-top orange light. Just flag it down if you need a lift.  The shuttle operates from 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday.


Public Transport Services

Public transport services are also available to take patients/clients and/or their family to and from some rural areas to designated bus stops.

These services are commercially run. Please check your local provider for further information, bus stop locations and up-to-date timetables:


Updates to this page

If information on this page is incorrect please email the MidCentral District Health Board Communications Unit.



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Last Updated 16/01/2012


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