Buses

Six and a half years ago, 'Thor' Pedersen set out on a mission to visit every nation in the world in a single journey, without taking a single flight. But he has been trapped in Hong Kong for the last… Audio

As we emerge from lockdown, many New Zealanders will be wondering how the bus system will cope on Monday. We speak to Dave Armstrong. Audio

A bus drivers' union is slamming some operators as opportunistic employers who'll do anything at the cost of their workers.

First Union says its membership includes about 100 drivers who work for… Audio

A union representing bus drivers will be putting in stricter measures to help protect drivers and passengers from Covid-19. Audio

Kiwi Gary McLean is a Professor of Immunology at the London Metropolitan University. His recent research has been looking at developing a possible inoculation for the common cold - something that has… Audio

NZ Bus pay dispute lock out with its drivers continues causing tens of thousands of commuters to find alternate transport. Audio

A chronic driver shortage is continuing to wreak havoc on Wellington's peak hours services. How can the capital's once-envied public transport system come back from this? Audio

Bus operators say the government's restoration of the right to rest and meal breaks, which were passed late last year, will cause delays, extra costs and compound an existing shortage of bus drivers.

Wellington bus commuter chaos continues - with twenty morning rush-hour bus services across the capital cancelled for up to six months because of crippling driver shortages. The regional council… Audio

An Auckland woman says she was accosted on a bus and the bus driver did nothing about it. The woman has laid a complaint with Auckland Transport, calling on them to train their drivers better. Audio

Changes to a Christchurch bus stop have escalated into a months-long row in which angry retirees have accused the regional council of betraying them. Video, Audio

Some bus services in Auckland and Hamilton weren't running due to drivers striking. The union representing the drivers says the way contracts are awarded to bus companies makes companies cut wages to… Audio

Ruapehu Alpine Lifts will retire its ageing bus fleet in response to a deadly accident on Mt Ruapehu earlier this year. Meanwhile, a former bus driver says two-wheel drives should never have been used… Video, Audio

Bus drivers being beaten and children as young as 10 chanting Black Power slogans are among the reasons why the public bus service has suspended its Fordlands route. Audio

Wellington councillors were shouted down by angry bus users at the first of a series of public meetings last night. The Wellington Regional Council is not making anything more than minor changes to… Audio

Angry bus commuters gathered at Wellington's Newtown Community Centre last night to let the regional council know just how frustrating the new bus service is for them, with people sharing stories of… Audio