Timeline: Recent attacks at bus stops and transport hubs

New Lynn railway station, Auckland.
Photo: Ziming Li

Police and community leaders have expressed concern about a series of attacks at public transport stations in Auckland and now Dunedin.

In the past nine months, RNZ reported on six serious attacks on public transport, including two fatal knife attacks.

2023

August 30: A 13-year-old girl suffered a concussion after being repeatedly punched by a stranger while waiting for a bus on Arawa Street in Rotorua.

September 18: A teenager was arrested following a fatal attack at Albany bus station in Auckland.

October 3: Four people injured in a night-time attack at a bus stop in south Auckland.

2024

March 28: Elderly railway worker is attacked while on the job and left unconscious in Auckland.

April 22: Two young girls are attacked and injured on a bus in Auckland.

April 22: Bus driver attacked in Ponsonby, Auckland.

May 3: Two people are threatened and robbed by youths at a bus stop in West Auckland.

May 10: Mass brawl between students planned at West Auckland transport hub.

May 23: High school student stabbed to death at Dunedin bus station.