The new boss of Auckland Transport aims to get ferry, bus and train use in the city back to pre-Covid levels in just eight months.
Dean Kimpton hops aboard as chief executive at time when more than 1000 bus trips a day have been cancelled or suspended, with some services so overcrowded they simply do not stop.
It is mainly due to an acute driver shortage. It's the same story for Auckland's commuter ferries, with operator Fullers360 saying it's been cancelling up to 30 percent of weekly services as there are not enough skippers or crew hands.
Dean Kimpton talks to Lisa Owen.
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown took potshots and made jokes at the expense of many of the city’s business elite at the exclusive Northern Club today.
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