{{Use New Zealand English|date=November 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox Bus transit |name = |logo = ManaBus.com logo.png |logo_size = 150 |image = ManaBus.com double decker.jpg |image_size = 250 |image_caption = Kiwi Bus Builders bodied Volvo B11R |parent = InMotion Group |commenced = 21 November 2014 |ceased = 15 July 2018 |headquarters = Auckland |service_area = North Island |service_type = Intercity coach services |alliance = |routes = |hubs = |destinations = |depots = |fleet = |website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20170825064502/https://www.manabus.com/ www.manabus.com]}}
'''ManaBus.com'''<ref>[https://www.business.govt.nz/@@fb-searchlite/companydetails/4961839 Companies Office extract company 4961839] Manabus.com Limited</ref> was an intercity coach service operator in New Zealand. The company was owned by Brian Souter's InMotion Group.<ref>[http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/SC432205 Highland Global Transport Limited] Companies House</ref><ref>[http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/10436141/New-express-bus-service New express bus service] ''The Dominion Post'' 29 August 2014.</ref> ManaBus and Nakedbus ceased operation on 15 July 2018, with the bus fleets being sold to Ritchies Transport Holdings,<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12075179 |title=Fifty jobs on the line as ManaBus and Nakedbus end services |first=Damien |last=Venuto |date=21 June 2018 |work=New Zealand Herald|access-date=22 June 2018 |language=en-NZ|issn=1170-0777}}</ref> part owner of rival coach company InterCity.
==History== ManaBus.com commenced operating express coach services on the North Island of New Zealand on 21 November 2014.<ref name=Bus&Coach31Oct14>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141102193409/http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=8761&categoryid=1 Souter launches low-cost NZ express service] ''Bus & Coach Professional'' 31 October 2014</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141112143050/http://www.3news.co.nz/business/manabus-launches-in-north-island-2014103008 ManaBus to launch in North Island] ''TV3'' 30 October 2014</ref> In May 2015 it took over Nakedbus.<ref>{{cite news |title=ManaBus buys Nakedbus but brands to remain separate |first=John |last=Anthony |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/68381896/ManaBus-buys-Nakedbus-but-brands-to-remain-separate |newspaper=Stuff |date=8 May 2015 |accessdate=14 November 2015}}</ref> On 15 July 2018 ManaBus and Nakedbus ceased operation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/manabus-and-naked-bus-cease-services-in-mid-july|title = ManaBus and Naked Bus to cease services in mid-July|newspaper = TVNZ}}</ref> ==Corporate strategy== Advertised fares started at $1 (plus $1.99 booking fee), using a yield management model as employed by sister companies Megabus, OnniBus and PolskiBus.<ref>[http://www.souterinvestments.com/news/manabuscom-launches-express-coach-n10162-s11.aspx ManaBus.com Launches Express Coach Service in New Zealand] Souter Investments 30 October 2014</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160307063458/https://www.manabus.com/news/3Fcy4Pi12oO2MAsUacWUsQ About ManaBus.com] ManaBus.com 29 October 2014</ref>{{Dead link|date=April 2025}} ManaBus.com operated at a high load factor using yield management pricing and large double decker buses to keep capital cost per seat and fuel burn per seat at low levels, similar to how airlines operate. Founder Brian Souter believed that bus journeys of up to six hours can compete with air travel.<ref>[http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/20157668/entrepreneur-and-founder-of-stagecoach,-sir-brian-souter Brian Souter interview] ''Radio New Zealand'' 18 November 2014</ref>
==Services== ManaBus.com operated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week across the North Island of New Zealand. Key routes include:<ref>[http://www.manabus.com/timetable Timetable] ManaBus.com</ref>{{Dead link|date=April 2025}} *Auckland – Wellington (day services and a sleeper bus service) *Auckland – Whangārei to Paihia *Wellington – Palmerston North, Taupō, Rotorua, Hamilton to Auckland *Auckland – Napier *Auckland – Whitianga *Auckland – Tauranga *Auckland – Hamilton *Whangārei – Hamilton *Whangārei – Rotorua
== Fleet == ManaBus.com operated a fleet of Kiwi Bus Builders bodied Volvo B11Rs.<ref name="Bus&Coach31Oct14" />
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20170825064502/https://www.manabus.com/ Company website]
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Category:Bus companies of New Zealand Category:Transport companies established in 2014 Category:Transport companies disestablished in 2018 Category:2014 establishments in New Zealand Category:2018 disestablishments in New Zealand