A short history of Pavlovich
Pavlovich Coachlines has a rich history in New Zealand. Like many well-established businesses Pavlovich’s bus operations began by filling a community need.
Around 1938 Marco and Minerva Pavlovich were raising a young family in the rural farming district of Whatawhata, near Hamilton. They, along with several neighbouring families, needed a reliable and safe mode of transport to get their children to and from the school located many kilometres away in Hamilton township. And thus M. Pavlovich & Sons Ltd was born!
From those small beginnings in 1938 grew a widely respected reputation for the safe and expedient transport of many thousands of school children. This solid reputation and expertise gave the family confidence to grow the business and diversify into other markets.
In the 1960’s M.Pavlovich & Sons Ltd were among the first to offer “package tour” holidays to the South Island by deluxe touring coach. The 1970’s and 1980’s became the decades of growth and, with it, a strengthened commitment to provide the best in tourism transportation. In the 1990′s Ivan and Mary Pavlovich prudently re-consolidated the business during a difficult economic period and, staying in the driving seat, drove it forward into the promise-filled 21st Century.
In 1999, Pavlovich won its first City Bus contract, with The Auckland Regional Council (ARC) Since then, the city bus operations have subsequently grown to a substantially larger operation than the coach market.
The business remains family owned giving it the stability and flexibility necessary in the bus and coach industry. Today, management is in the hands of the second and third generations, Ivan Pavlovich (Director) and Bernard Pavlovich (Chief Executive). Staying true to its origins a bus fleet still operates in Hamilton but the principal coach fleet is based in Auckland, with a satellite branch in Christchurch. The Urban Express division provides public bus services in the Auckland region.
Pavlovich Coachlines operates a fleet of approx 70 buses and coaches ranging in size from 21-seat to 53-seat capacity. In transport vernacular, Pavlovich are in business for the long haul!
Email: sales@pavlovich.co.nz Phone: 09 620-5490 Fax: 09 620-5493
Customer Comments
Hi, I just wanted to say thank you very much for your services on Friday. Everything was a huge success and your drivers were fantastic and really flexible!!
Carolyn. December 2011You were incredibly professional, punctual and always courteous and friendly to me and all the attendees at the Harvey Norman Conference. You simplified what was a logistical challenge to me into a streamlined and well run operation of transfers. I am very grateful for all your efforts.
Rhonda Hendicott - Lead Organiser of the 2011 Harvey Norman Conference - Over 800 delegates in Auckland from 22-30 May 2011.We had a very successful conference last week. All went without a hitch and the drivers were very obliging to deal with and the coaches comfortable. I would have no hesitation in recommending your company to others.
Patricia Sallis, Institute for Radio Astronomy and Space Research, AUT University.We had a very successful garden bus tour over the weekend, and we wanted to commend Roger, who made a fabulous contribution to the experience. He was so friendly and helpful, and made the bus tourers feel very welcome, as well as being professional in his preparation for the driving route and parking. We would highly recommend him and your luxurious coach!
Penny. November 2011.The trip was absolutely magic, thanks for sending us an awesome bus as well as the best driver. He was absolutely wonderful!! Everyone really enjoyed it - they were all so grateful. Hope we can always use your services again in future.
Cam Mehta. Ski trip to Mt Ruapehu. August 2009.I wanted to take a chance to write and pass on our praise for Riki. He certainly is 'one out of the bag'. Our farmers from Australia were singing his praises! On our final night we invited Riki to accompany us for an evening meal, the evening turned into an invaluable lesson of the Haka for the males in our tour party. They soaked up the culture and really got into the spirit of things. Riki is more than a coach driver, he is a true asset to have on tour, his knowledge and love of our country is immense, and his great personality had us all in stitches of laughter regularly!
Kirsty for FONTERRA. February 2010.We were very impressed with the service yesterday and look forward to using your company again in the future.
Megan. Call Plus.Thank you Raewyn. I'd like to convey how happy we were with the service provided by Pavlovich Coaches from the beginning when I booked with Angela who was so helpful; to the drivers we had on the day. Everyone was wonderful, helpful and very professional. The coach itself was in tip top condition as well. We couldn't fault anything. Thank you all so much - you made our trip memorable and stress free. I will have no hesitation in telling anyone I know coming to NZ to use your company for transport.
Michelle Burton. November 2011.Just wanted to drop a note to you to say thank you so much for the fantastic service provided by Pavlovich to Oakleys Plumbing this weekend. Malcolm Hegh was absolutely brilliant so please pass on our personal thanks to him.
Mel. Oakleys Plumbing. November 2011