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New Zealand Railways Road Services
FormerlyNew Zealand Railways Road Motor Service
Founded1926; 98 years ago (1926)
Defunct1991; 33 years ago (1991)
FateRestructured & privatised
Successors
  • InterCity
  • Cityline
  • Speedlink Parcels
Headquarters
Wellington, New Zealand
Area served
New Zealand-wide
ParentNew Zealand Railways Department
New Zealand Railways Road Services depot in Dunedin

The New Zealand Railways Road Services (NZRRS) was a branch of the New Zealand Railways Department and later the New Zealand Railways Corporation. It operated long-distance, tourist and suburban bus services and freight trucking and parcel services. Its name was New Zealand Railways Road Motor Service until mid-1936.

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