10 Jul 2023

More bus disruption for Auckland as wheels fall off in pay talks

From Checkpoint, 5:07 pm on 10 July 2023

More commuter disruptions are on the timetable for Auckland tomorrow, and the following days.

It comes after hundreds of bus drivers and Auckland Transport failed to agree on a pay deal during talks today.

Up to 700 trips, operated by NZ Bus were affected by strikes this morning, between four and eight this morning. And it will be the same again tomorrow.

Our reporter Jordan Dunn caught up with some disrupted commuters today.

The drivers want AT to speed up on delivering a pay rate of $30 per hour, the same as drivers in Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin are already getting.

Public Transport Union President Gary Froggatt spoke to Lisa Owen.