Our Sponsor

The Band is very pleased and proud to be associated with our sponsors Leopard Coachlines Limited.

Learn about Leopard below:

Leopard is a family business, and one of the largest privately-owned bus companies in New Zealand, operating from depots in Christchurch and Auckland.

A generation ago, in 1970, we climbed into our first buses with contracts to carry school children to and from the small Canterbury town of Darfield.

New opportunities surfaced soon after, when the nearby Mount Hutt ski field was opened. Leopard ran a bus service the day the field opened, and we were the first bus company licensed to carry skiers up the narrow, icy road to what quickly becam an iconic snow playground.

Coach tours

Then tour coaches were added to the fleet. And our reputation develped for supplying vehicles to the top end of the touring bus market; rigorously maintained and regurlarly replaced as part of our policy to tour with only the latest model coaches.

City bus services

In more recent years, we have moved into urban bus services after winning contracts to operate buses across a large section of Christchurch's metropolitan bus routes. Now more than 50 of our super low-floor wheel-chair-accessible buses ply the city streets daily, from dawn to dark. We were the first to introduce super low-floor buses to Christchurch in 1997.

Still a family-owned business

During the past decade, we have grown to become a major player in New Zealand's bus transport market. But we have remained a family business, now the second generation of family owners and directors. We have a highly-experienced loyal team of drivers and support staff, and our staff retention is well above industry average.

Leopard Website

You can check out Leopard's website at www.leopard.co.nz.