Noisy bus advertisements – like torture!
I’ve been catching Inner Link buses this week – rather unusually for me but that’s how things are at the moment. Generally I have found them to be pretty fantastic: incredibly frequent, pretty fast (especially now that there’s no longer the enormous detour down into the city between K Road and Grafton Bridge) and quite consistent with their timing.…
71 Comments We don’t want a repeat of 2009 all over again
I first noticed this yesterday when looking on the MAXX site for something but the NZ Herald today has a bit more information.
Auckland commuters could be in for trying times as bus drivers respond to a pay offer that has failed to win approval from union negotiators.…
The PT world from the eyes of Infratil
Some interesting insight into the thinking of NZ Bus is in the latest issue of Infratil’s investor update which came out last week.
NZ Bus was acquired by infratil in 2005 at a price which was a discount to the value of the assets of the business.…
Double-deckers are coming!
An exciting media release from Auckland Transport yesterday and something hinted at on here a few days ago:
Double decker buses to be trialled
Double decker buses could soon be on the roads of Auckland.
A number of bus operators want to trial double decker buses on the city’s busiest bus routes possibly starting later in the year.…
What the BLEEP?
Now back in Auckland after one year overseas and I’m generally impressed with the great leaps forward that have occurred in so many areas across the city. Got my HOP card, love it. Catch the Mt Eden b-line, love it. Visited the new extended Art Gallery, love it.…
HOP begins
Despite my misgivings over the details of the HOP/Snapper rollout, it is worth celebrating the launch of the HOP card on North Star buses today. I topped up my HOP card on Friday, as sometimes I catch the 5.05pm 005 bus and it’s usually operated by North Star.…
Getting more from our PT subsidies
Herald columnist Brian Rudman wrote a good article yesterday, highlighting the need to get better value out of the amount of money we spend on public transport subsidies. This was an issue touched upon at Tuesday’s transport committee meeting, specifically in the presentation by Auckland Transport CEO David Warburton.…
“Hop” onto North Star buses from May 8th
Well it seems the roll-out of the Hop Card is finally actually underway, with it being accepted on North Star buses from May 8th (not this coming Sunday, but the Sunday after that). Here’s what Auckland’s transport said today in a media release:
On 8 May HOP cards with a Snapper logo will replace Go Rider cards on North Star buses.…
Infratil Monthly Update – Feb 2011
Infratil, who own NZ Bus and Snapper, have just released their monthly business report and while much of the commentary refers to their Wellington operations here are some interesting bits from it. (note the report also contains info on their other investments, the NZ Bus stuff is near the bottom of the page)
Progress continues with the development of the new public transport contracting model.…
Changes to monthly GoRider passes
NZ Bus has announced changes to the way in which GoRider monthly passes work. Basically, monthly passes will no longer be validated in the machines, just shown to the driver – and that they will operate on a calendar month basis – rather than for a whole month since purchase date.…
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