Bus company seeks ban on heavyweight drivers
NZ Bus is trying to bar job-seekers weighing more than 115kg from its Auckland workforce.
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Bus drivers snub $500 olive branch
Auckland bus drivers turned their backs on a $500 sweetener from the region's public transport agency when they rejected a new pay offer.
Pay rise rejected - where to now in bus dispute?
An 11.5pc pay rise over three years, which was rejected by NZ Bus drivers and cleaners today, was recommended by its unions as "the best deal we could get".
Bus drivers reject pay offer in stormy meeting
Disappointed bus drivers and cleaners stormed out of a meeting after being presented with NZ Bus's revised pay offer today.
Bus services disrupted tomorrow as drivers vote on pay deal
Drivers and cleaners will decide between 9.30am and 2pm tomorrow whether to accept NZ Bus's pay offer.
Single ticket for public transport closer
A single ticket that can be used on Auckland buses, trains and ferries, and in the long run, around NZ, is a step closer, after NZTA funding approval today.
Burglar alarm will call... a taxi
Taxi drivers are being trained as security guards to cut response times to burglar alarms at suburban homes and commercial properties.
Bus drivers' unions agree with NZ Bus on pay-rise
The unions will recommend that bus drivers and cleaners accept a pay-rise offer when they meet next Wednesday.
Bus drivers underpaid, ERA says
Bus drivers are probably underpaid but the time is not right to bring them into line with workers in similar occupations, ERA says.
The bus stops here
It's been a tough week for Auckland's public transport and commuters. Both sides talk to the Herald about the impact of the dispute.
WINZ helped struggling bus drivers during lock out
Some NZ Bus drivers who were off work for a week during the lock out turned to WINZ for assistance.
Buses running again but row far from over
Auckland's main bus fleet is due back on the roads, but a week-long lockout of drivers has left community leaders seething over damage to the credibility of public transport.
Buses back on roads tomorrow, but dispute not over
NZ Bus and the drivers' unions will continue industrial talks tomorrow, but bus services will resume after seven days of disruptions.
Commuters face 7th day of disruption
Locked-out Auckland bus drivers meet this morning to consider a third-party recommendation on settling their five-month pay dispute.
NZ Bus offers to lift lockout if unions drop work-to-rule notice
An ERA facilitator is set to make a judgement in NZ Bus's industrial dispute with its drivers tomorrow morning.
Council ultimatum 'unhelpful', says NZ Bus
An ultimatum to NZ Bus from the ARC may have worsened the dispute with its drivers, NZ Bus's general manager says.
Fix bus row or lose contract, council says
The Auckland Regional Council chairman Mike Lee delivers an ultimatum to the bus company at the centre of the industrial dispute - either fix it up or lose your contract.