Leopard Coachlines is a bus service in Christchurch

Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...

, New Zealand, with a depot in Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

. They operate Metro routes for Environment Canterbury, Charter services to Mt Hutt ski field for schools and groups. The company has about 100 buses.

Leopard Coachlines has received praise from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority is a New Zealand government/crown agency responsible for promoting energy efficiency and conservation....

 for being the first bus company in New Zealand to run their entire fleet on a five percent biodiesel

Biodiesel

Biodiesel refers to a vegetable oil- or animal fat-based diesel fuel consisting of long-chain alkyl esters. Biodiesel is typically made by chemically reacting lipids with an alcohol....

 blend; some buses run on a higher proportion of biodiesel.

Routes

Leopard Coachlines operate the following services under the Metro

Public transport in Christchurch

Public transport in Christchurch, New Zealand consists of bus services operated by three bus companies supported by a ferry, all jointly marketed as Metro.-Overview:...

 brand:

(Key: Buses on route fitted with bike racks)

	#	Route	Origin		Destination	Timetable	Notes
	O	Orbiter	Circuit route through suburbs and key destinations
	5	Hornby Hornby, New Zealand Hornby is a major residential and retail suburb at the western edge of Christchurch, New Zealand.-Naming and history:Hornby was apparently named by Frederick William Delamain, who came to Christchurch from England in 1852. The name reportedly refers to Hornby-with-Farleton in Lancashire... /Southshore	Hornby	via City	Southshore
	8	Casebrook/Hoon Hay Hoon Hay Hoon Hay is an outer suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It lies to the southwest of the city close to the Port Hills. It is named after a village in Derbyshire....	Belfast Belfast, New Zealand Belfast is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is in the north of the city, close to the banks of the Waimakariri River.-History:Belfast is named after Belfast in Northern Ireland. It was originally known as North Road District, Seven Mile Peg, Styx, or by its Māori name Purarekanui...	via City	Halswell Halswell Halswell is a satellite town of Christchurch, New Zealand, located in open country nine kilometres southwest of the city centre on State Highway 75...
	12	Northwood/Murray Aynsley Murray Aynsley Murray Aynsley is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located on the fringes of the Port Hills 5 km south-east of the city centre. Situated above the suburb is Glenelg Children's Health Camp. The suburb is named after early Christchurch settler Hugh Murray-Aynsley JP....	Northwood	via City	Murray Aynsley
	15	Bishopdale Bishopdale, New Zealand -History:The suburb is named after the three Bishop brothers, James , Robert and William , who bought land in the area in 1858 or 1859 and established pipfruit orchards. Initially, the area was called Bishopsdale, but the second 's' was dropped from the name... /Beckenham Beckenham, New Zealand Beckenham is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located three kilometres south of the city centre. The Heathcote River winds through this predominantly residential suburb, a section of which is often referred to locally as the "Beckenham Loop"....	Bishopdale Mall	via City	Major Aitken Drive
	18	St Albans/Huntsbury Huntsbury Huntsbury is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, on the fringes of the Port Hills three kilometres south of the city centre.Huntsbury is host to one of four fountains scattered over Christchurch. Huntsbury's fountain is at the top of Conifer Place....	Northlands	via City	Huntsbury
	21	Ilam/Mt Pleasant	Ilam Ilam, New Zealand Ilam is a leafy suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand about five kilometres west of the city centre. It is the location of the University of Canterbury....	via City	Mount Pleasant
	23	Hyde Park/Woolston Woolston, New Zealand Woolston is a light industrial and residential suburb of Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand. It is situated three kilometres southeast of the city centre, close to major arterial routes including State Highways 73 and 74 to Banks Peninsula...	Hyde Park	via City	Woolston
	35	Riccarton Riccarton, New Zealand Riccarton is a suburb of Christchurch. It is due west of the city centre, separated from it by Hagley Park. Upper Riccarton is to the west of Riccarton.-History:... /Heathcote Heathcote Valley -Location:The suburb is dominated by the approaches to the Lyttelton road tunnel, a major arterial that passes through the Port Hills. The road is part of the State Highway 74 network...	Riccarton	via City	Lyttelton Lyttelton, New Zealand Lyttelton is a port town on the north shore of Lyttelton Harbour close to Banks Peninsula, a suburb of Christchurch on the eastern coast of the South Island of New Zealand....
	81	Lincoln Lincoln, New Zealand Lincoln is a town in the Selwyn District of Canterbury, New Zealand. The town has a population of 2,727.-Location:It is located on the Canterbury Plains to the west of Banks Peninsula, 22 kilometres south of Christchurch.-History:...	City	via Riccarton	Lincoln University Lincoln University, New Zealand Lincoln University is a New Zealand university that was formed in 1990 when Lincoln College, Canterbury was made independent of the University of Canterbury...
	88	Rolleston Rolleston, New Zealand Rolleston is a town in the Selwyn District of Canterbury, New Zealand.It is located next to State Highway 1, 22 km south-west of Christchurch on the Canterbury Plains in the South Island of New Zealand. The town uses the slogan "The Town of the Future"...	City	via Riccarton & Templeton	Rolleston
	820	Burnham/Lincoln via Rolleston	Burnham Burnham, New Zealand Burnham, also known as Burnham Camp, is the largest army base in New Zealand's South Island. It is located 28 kilometres south of Christchurch on the Canterbury Plains, close to the town of Dunsandel.- Military :Units at Burnham:...	via Rolleston	Lincoln

Operation Otautahi Waka

Operation Otautahi Waka (Christchurch transport in Maori

Maori language

Māori or te reo Māori , commonly te reo , is the language of the indigenous population of New Zealand, the Māori. It has the status of an official language in New Zealand...

) was a commercial vehicle check on buses conducted by the New Zealand Police

New Zealand Police

The New Zealand Police is the national police force of New Zealand, responsible for enforcing criminal law, enhancing public safety, maintaining order and keeping the peace throughout New Zealand...

 on 18 November 2010. Leopard Coachlines was partially affected, with four buses ordered off the road. They were purchased after delays to new Biodiesel buses built by DesignLine in Rolleston

Rolleston, New Zealand

Rolleston is a town in the Selwyn District of Canterbury, New Zealand.It is located next to State Highway 1, 22 km south-west of Christchurch on the Canterbury Plains in the South Island of New Zealand. The town uses the slogan "The Town of the Future"...

 due to the September 4th earthquake

2010 Canterbury earthquake

The 2010 Canterbury earthquake was a 7.1 magnitude earthquake, which struck the South Island of New Zealand at 4:35 am on local time ....

which damaged the DesignLine factory and buses being built at the time, some required a complete rebuild. New Biodiesel vehicles are arriving to replace the temporary vehicles operating on Leopard routes