13 Mar 2023

Auckland transport woes - 'call it a crisis, that's what it is'

From Nine To Noon, 9:05 am on 13 March 2023

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An Auckland public transport group says the situation with the city's transport network has tipped into a full-blown crisis and should be treated like one.

Thousands of buses are being cancelled each week, ferry and train services have been reduced and there's traffic gridlock.

Auckland Transport says it's been the busiest two weeks on public transport since Covid and progress is being made on the bus driver shortage.

But the group Greater Auckland says with AT facing a Council cost-saving drive, and the lack of a clear strategy, it's unlikely frustrated commuters will see improvement any time soon.

Kathryn speaks to Greater Auckland's Matt Lowrie and AT's Metro Services Group Manager Darek Koper.