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School bus sign

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School bus sign

This colourful corrugated-iron school bus with animal passengers marks the bus stop for pupils at Tīrau School.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Waikato places – Putaruru and Tīrau, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/27348/school-bus-sign (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 26 May 2010, updated 11 June 2015.