Jon Reeves: Public transport advocate says the Govt has had two years to sort Auckland bus driver problem out
Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Newstalk ZB
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Concern Auckland's bus users will be left in the lurch, as a quarter of all the city's routes are cut from Sunday.
Auckland Transport is suspending nearly a thousand bus services across the city in what they say will give public transport users more certainty amidst driver shortages.
Public Transport Users Association co-ordinator Jon Reeves told Kate Hawkesby the Government has had two years to sort the problem out.
He says Immigration Minister Michael Wood could have changed the settings two years ago to allow more drivers in the country.
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