11 Apr 2023

Anxious waits for student with autism using Auckland buses

From Checkpoint, 5:53 pm on 11 April 2023

The mother of a student with autism, who has been left stressed and on the road when "ghost" buses fail to show, says Auckland Transport has to do better.

Hundreds of bus trips a week have been suspended or canned altogether, with some services late, full beyond capacity or cancelled at the last minute due largely to driver shortages.

Rochelle's 14 year old daughter takes the public bus home from her Auckland school or at least she tries to.

But Rochelle says its become increasingly unreliable, at a time when people are being encourage to get onboard with public transport.

She talks to Lisa Owen.