GO Wellington was the brand name of Wellington City Transport Ltd, the

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subsidiary of

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, in New Zealand. The company was branded ''Stagecoach Wellington'' by its previous owner, the

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. The current name and a new livery were announced in November 2006 by NZ Bus owner

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Wellington City Transport operated

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es, a cable car and

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es, tracing its history back to 1904. It built and operated the first municipal electric tramway system in New Zealand. Later the department acquired the cable car company. WellingtonNewTrolleybus

On 24 September 2008, a strike occurred between Go Wellington and the Wellington Tramways Union. Drivers went on strike between 7.30 am and 8.30 am, the middle of the morning rush hour. The dispute was escalated when the company moved to lock out its drivers, taking the company's 222 buses off the road the following day. The lockout ended on 25 September when the union withdrew its strike notice. Union secretary Kevin O'Sullivan told ''

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'' that the union's push for higher wages would continue. In April 2016, NZ Bus announced that it would repower several buses with

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gas-turbine

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s. From July 2018, all services in Wellington are operated under the Metlink brand and the GO Wellington brand has ceased to be used by NZ Bus. After losing the majority of its contracts in the area, the company still operates several routes, including two frequent services, out of its depots in

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, and

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