"Kinetic is currently the largest mass transit operator in Australasia, with over 12,000 buses and 400 trains operated across seven countries through its various subsidiaries. The group also holds a 51% stake in the UK-based Go-Ahead Group. In late 2025 Kinetic has entered into an agreement with U.S.-based investment firm TPG, under which the latter will acquire a 70 percent equity interest and become the company's majority shareholder."
"Once deployed, e lectric vehicles will operate approximately half of Dunedin's bus services, supporting ORC's objective of achieving a fully zero-emission fleet by 2028. In New Zealand, Kinetic already operates around 355 zero-emission vehicles nationwide, positioning the group as one of the country's leading zero-emission public transport operators. Globally (including the Go-Ahead-operated fleet), the group operates more than 1,500 zero-emission buses across 33 electrified depots."
The Otago Regional Council awarded Kinetic, via its Go Bus brand, two nine-year public transport contracts worth about NZD100 million starting October 2026. The contracts will introduce 37 battery-electric buses to Dunedin, raising Kinetic-operated zero-emission buses in the city to 53 and enabling electric vehicles to run about half of local services. The rollout supports an ORC target of a fully zero-emission fleet by 2028. Kinetic operates over 12,000 buses and 400 trains across seven countries, about 355 zero-emission vehicles in New Zealand, and more than 1,500 zero-emission buses globally. Operations will use the Portsmouth Drive depot and an electrified satellite depot in Mosgiel.
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