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DunedinNovember 18

'Hard decisions' on buses loom

While still struggling "to get bums on seats" in Dunedin's public buses, the Otago Regional Council is considering how to manage quality and meet customer expectations.
'Hard decisions' on buses loom
'Hard decisions' on buses loom
DunedinOctober 17

Cable cars: back to the future to help combat peak oil?

A plan to run cable cars along High St could be a "small but significant" start to Dunedin preparing for the effects of peak oil, an Australian transport researcher says.
DunedinOctober 10

Bus firms appeal to Government

Dunedin's biggest commuter bus companies will ask the Government to reconsider cutting travel subsidies to stave off potentially significant financial losses.
DunedinSeptember 24

Revamped bus timetables to go out next week

Some rescheduling of the Balaclava to University weekday bus services is just one of the changes to feature in the new Dunedin bus timetable going out to city residents next week.
DunedinSeptember 22

Bus companies want details on SuperGold card policy

Dunedin's biggest commuter bus companies want to accept Transport Minister Steven Joyce's guarantee they will not make a loss if a cut to the SuperGold Card Free Travel Scheme is approved - but they both want more detail.
Bus companies want details on SuperGold card policy
Bus companies want details on SuperGold card policy
DunedinSeptember 19

Dunedin bus firm may use biodiesel

Dunedin's largest commuter bus company is considering using biodiesel, but it wants to be sure it uses an environmentally sustainable product to match the city's hills.
Dunedin bus firm may use biodiesel
Dunedin bus firm may use biodiesel
DunedinSeptember 14

Commuters challenge mayoral candidates

Dunedin's mayoral candidates have been challenged to tell a train-load of commuters their stance on public transport.
DunedinSeptember 12

Cable cars plan popular

Cable cars could well be closer to making a return to at least one Dunedin route following a meeting of the Dunedin Cable Car Trust that attracted more than 160 people on Saturday.
NationalSeptember 9

Positive response to SuperGold Card free travel review

Regional councils have responded positively to the Government's SuperGold Card free travel funding review, Associate Minister of Transport Nathan Guy told Parliament yesterday.
DunedinSeptember 9

$11,000 bus shelter for six Sawyers Bay houses

The Otago Regional Council paid nearly $11,000 for a bus shelter on a Dunedin road that is home to six houses.
$11,000 bus shelter for six Sawyers Bay houses
$11,000 bus shelter for six Sawyers Bay houses
QueenstownSeptember 3

Bus company fires back at QLDC criticism

Connectabus has fired back at criticism from a Queenstown Lakes District Council subcommittee this week, saying the council has "hardly ever" promoted public transport itself in 17 years and the Wakatipu bus service is better value than that in most centres.
Bus company fires back at QLDC criticism
Bus company fires back at QLDC criticism
QueenstownAugust 31

Committee hears bus service woes

Innovative marketing and incentives to encourage public use are needed for the new bus services being trialled, but the high cost of fares and the long time it takes to travel between destinations were also acknowledged by a Queenstown Lakes District Council subcommittee yesterday.
NewsAugust 27

Scheme aimed at improving transport safety

A new five-star ratings system that might influence insurance premiums and whether bus and freight operators get school or government contracts could be rolled out to taxi and shuttle companies.
DunedinAugust 18

Use of bus stops could ease taxi concerns

Taxis might start using bus stops in a short-term fix to drivers' concerns about parking and crowd control in central Dunedin.
Use of bus stops could ease taxi concerns
Use of bus stops could ease taxi concerns
NewsAugust 13

Drivers generally well behaved in the South

A New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) investigator went undercover to watch a shuttle-bus driver travel dangerously and at high speed on the road between Dunedin and Christchurch.
DunedinAugust 12

ORC 'vision' blurry

A proposed Otago Regional Council contribution to a vision for Otago's public transport for the next 30 years lacks a "clear vision" and acknowledgment of the importance of a large tertiary campus in Dunedin, councillors say.
DunedinAugust 6

Trust says cable car cost could be $15m

The trust promoting a plan to have cable cars rolling along Dunedin's High St might have to find between $13 million and $15 million to make it happen.
Trust says cable car cost could be $15m
Trust says cable car cost could be $15m
DunedinAugust 1

Warning on cut to bus subsidies

A push to further commercialise public transport could lead to fewer and even more heavily subsidised bus services in Otago, regional council policy and resource planning director Fraser McRae warns.
Warning on cut to bus subsidies
Warning on cut to bus subsidies
QueenstownJuly 22

Bus service has good first week

The first week of Queenstown's new bus services went "quite well", according to the Otago Regional Council (ORC).
DunedinJuly 22

Bus firms: name and shame?

Rather than slapping them with a wet bus ticket, the Otago Regional Council may drive bus companies who miss trips down the name-and-shame route.
Bus firms: name and shame?
Bus firms: name and shame?
DunedinJuly 20

Cohesive transport plan urged

Special fares for unlimited trips, GPS-fed bus information and a radical change to make public transport a social good seem poised to electrify the race to the local body elections.
BusinessJuly 15

Wireless internet on trial in Dunedin buses

Dunedin Passenger Transport director Kayne Baas has come up with a novel way to encourage commuters on the southern routes to continue using, or start using, public transport.
Wireless internet on trial in Dunedin buses
Wireless internet on trial in Dunedin buses
QueenstownJuly 15

Queenstown bus service launched

Queenstown commuters were told to "use it or lose it" at the launch of a trial bus service yesterday.
Queenstown bus service launched
Queenstown bus service launched
DunedinJuly 8

Call for greater bus-fare subsidies

An increased council subsidy for regional bus services might reduce the isolation of some Dunedin communities, while boosting how much people have to spend in their local economies, a sustainable living advocate says.