In April 76 was year when New Plymouth City Council need buses with slightly changed to the the city of New Plymouth in 1974.
New Plymouth City Council had frequently added a small order onto large orders placed by other municipal operators from Auckland 0305's Christchurch Transport Board RE Bristol Hess buses.
Late in 1993 New Plymouth City Council decides to sell there Mercedes 0305's to Gold Star Buses in Hamilton City some to Hamilton City Bus before Gobus Transport Ltd was Born some 0305's went onto Ritchie's Coachlines in Swanson Auckland then to Ashburton to Designline for Christchurch on Suburban Routes now some are on School Routes for Ritchies and few sold to Mobile Homes and also Scrapped for age and Rust Issues