Tony Randle, Chair, Johnsonville Progressive Association.
No-one likes to raise public transport fares, especially when so many are reliant on this service. But these costs have increased so rail users can travel in new trains on upgraded track and use upgraded stations.
The approach of the Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) is to raise fares equally for both bus and rail users. It seems doubly unfair in raising fares on bus users who cannot benefit from the new trains when their own service will receive little service improvement. In effect, increased bus fares are being used to pay for increased rail costs.
Our Reading Group takes place on the third and fourth Thursday of the month. Thursday 17 April: Bryony Hogg from Marsden Books joins us to showcase popular titles from her […]
Short course Emma Bassett 22:22Loretta Desourdy 34:07Helen Willis 49:02Marianne Palmer 49:02 Medium course Anna Fifield 29:04Bev Hodge 46:23 Long course Stephen Day 29:36Chris Howard 36:24Matyas James 36:43Andy (Chris’s friend) 37:36Tanya Lavington 42:48Kath Littler 43:10Scott Ryland 49:10 Alistair Collow – result to come
