Melissa NightingaleSenior Reporter, NZ Herald - Wellington·NZ Herald·10 Jul, 2026 05:00 PM4 mins to read‌Thomas Fry says a bus travelling from Wellington to Auckland left him behind after a 20-minute rest break in Waipukurau. File photo / Michael CraigThomas Fry says a bus travelling from Wellington to Auckland left him behind after a 20-minute rest break in Waipukurau. File photo / Michael CraigA man in his 70s had to pay $50 to a member of the public to help him chase down an InterCity bus that had left him stranded after a toilet stop in a Hawke’s Bay town.

Thomas Fry has shared his tale after the Herald reported on