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After two months of chaos, a flooded school bus route in Kaikōura is finally back — thanks to a four-wheel-drive bus. Parents, like Bub Taylor, who endured grueling 106km round trips or slept with friends, fought for this fix after being ignored by officials. Their grassroots van service forced action: the Ministry tested the rugged bus, and it’s now running full-time. While thrilled kids are back on schedule, parents feel they shouldn’t have had to go public or return fuel funding they’d just secured — a stark reminder that advocacy matters, especially for our kids.

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