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BCA Urges The Government To Make Half Price Fares Permanent
Friday, 3 February 2023, 10:02 am | Bus and Coach Association
The Bus and Coach Association supports the Government’s decision to continue half-price fares on public transport services. The fare reduction was set to expire on 31 March 2023, but will now continue to 30 June 2023. “Half-price fares have cost ten-times ... More >>
Where Are Our Workers This Summer?
Friday, 9 December 2022, 10:10 am | Bus and Coach Association
Recent figures are suggesting that over 65,000 workers will be required this summer to meet the post pandemic tourism demand for New Zealand – across all tourism sectors. Take the tour and coach sector for example, “we estimate that at least 1,000 drivers ... More >>
Tour And Coach Industry Under Pressure
Wednesday, 30 November 2022, 10:01 am | Bus and Coach Association
With the summer season in full swing and international visitors flocking back to New Zealand, the challenges the tour and coach sector is having meeting the high demand are exactly as predicted. “What’s happening now is exactly what we said ... More >>
Bus & Coach Association Has Released A Revised Alpine Code To Further Promote Safety Standards In Alpine Environments
Thursday, 3 November 2022, 12:34 pm | Bus and Coach Association
The BCA developed the revised Alpine Code, working closely with alpine bus operators and government agencies. Version two of the Code continues to be the consolidation of best practice designed for transport operators taking passengers to and from recreational, ... More >>
Tour And Coach Operator Capacity Challenges
Monday, 31 October 2022, 5:56 pm | Bus and Coach Association
A recent story from Christchurch over the weekend highlighted the challenges cruise ships are experiencing with the availability of tour and coach operators to transport tourists. “It is a sad reminder of the current situation that inbound tour operators ... More >>
Bus And Coach Association Come Out In Support Of Draft Christchurch Transport Plan
Wednesday, 24 August 2022, 5:20 pm | Bus and Coach Association
The Bus and Coach Association welcomes the direction of the new draft Christchurch Transport Plan. The new Plan is claimed to include a further push to make public and active transport more attractive, and consider policies such as congestion charging. ... More >>
New Rules Letting Councils Nationalise Bus And Ferry Networks
Monday, 15 August 2022, 1:26 pm | Bus and Coach Association
The Minister of Transport’s announcement this morning of the new rules that will allow councils to take over and run public transport services themselves rather than contract them to private companies, was another clear example of this government’s ... More >>
Bus Driver Pay And Conditions
Monday, 23 May 2022, 2:52 pm | Bus and Coach Association
The Bus and Coach Association welcomes the recent budget announcement by the Labour Government to invest $61 million over the next four years towards ensuring a sustainable, skilled workforce of bus drivers nationwide. “This is great news” says CEO Ben ... More >>
BCA Concerned At Potential Reduction Of Competition In Bus Industry
Wednesday, 20 April 2022, 3:33 pm | Bus and Coach Association
The Bus and Coach Association is concerned about the proposed merger between NZ Bus and Kinetic (Go Bus), two of New Zealand’s largest bus companies, currently before the Commerce Commission. “We have seen a trend in the industry in recent ... More >>
A Great Start, But More Needed
Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 5:04 pm | Bus and Coach Association
The Bus and Coach Association (BCA) and Rental Vehicle Association (RVA) were both pleased to hear of the recent relaxing of border restrictions for returning Kiwis and eligible travellers from Australia and the rest of the world on both March 2 ... More >>
BCA Welcomes Government’s Border Opening Plan
Tuesday, 8 February 2022, 9:30 am | Bus and Coach Association
On Monday 31 January, the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment released data that showed international tourism spending in New Zealand has fallen 91 per cent since Covid-19 closed the borders to international travel. This equates to a ... More >>
BCA Welcomes Government’s Border Opening Plan
Thursday, 3 February 2022, 1:15 pm | Bus and Coach Association
On Monday 31 January, the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment released data that showed international tourism spending in New Zealand has fallen 91 per cent since Covid-19 closed the borders to international travel. This equates to a ... More >>
Tour And Coach Industry In Danger Of Imminent Collapse
Monday, 13 December 2021, 2:11 pm | Bus and Coach Association
The Labour government recently provided clarity on border openings, with plans to open New Zealand’s domestic borders in December, then international borders in early 2022. With this clarity, many, including Labour, hope that the challenges businesses ... More >>
Industry Stunned At Department Of Conservation Decision
Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 3:58 pm | Bus and Coach Association
The Bus and Coach Association is very surprised at the recent decision by the Department of Conservation to reinstate charging commercial tour operators for parking on their land from the 1st January 2022. Particularly when there is still no clarity on when ... More >>
Coroner's Report Into Death Of Hannah Francis
Friday, 15 October 2021, 10:27 am | Bus and Coach Association
The tragic death of 11yr old Hannah Francis in 2018 brought alpine safety to the forefront of bus transport in New Zealand. Bus and Coach Association (BCA) Chief Executive Officer Ben McFadgen welcomes the coroner’s findings in the recently ... More >>
Are Tour Bus and Coach Operators in Gov Vision for Tourism?
Monday, 6 September 2021, 1:16 pm | Bus and Coach Association
Each collapse of a tourist bus, coach and shuttle operator is another nail in the coffin for the New Zealand tourism industry. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic emergency, there has been a distinct lack of targeted support from Government ... More >>
Minister Ignoring The Plight Of The Tourism Coach Sector
Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 11:03 am | Bus and Coach Association
The latest announcement by the Minister of Tourism is a continuation of the Government trying to “pick winners” instead of looking at supporting the wider tourism ecosystem, says Bus and Coach Association Acting Chief Executive, Alex Voutratzis. “After ... More >>
If The Minister Wants Sustainable Tourism, He Needs The Coach Sector
Thursday, 15 April 2021, 12:43 pm | Bus and Coach Association
If we’re to see the step change in our tourism industry Minister Nash wants to see, there needs to be a well-functioning coach sector supporting it, say the Bus and Coach Association. Acting Chief Executive, Alex Voutratzis, supports the Minister’s ... More >>
Pivoting To What Exactly?
Wednesday, 17 March 2021, 3:13 pm | Bus and Coach Association
The Government needs to do more than just promote buzz words like “sustainability” and “pivoting,” we need more action from them to protect tourism businesses and the communities they support, says the Bus and Coach Association. Acting Chief Executive, ... More >>
ADL Delivers Electric Buses To Auckland’s Waiheke Island And Renews New Zealand Partnership
Wednesday, 11 November 2020, 1:52 pm | Bus and Coach Association
Alexander Dennis Limited (“ADL”), a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. (“NFI”), one of the world’s largest independent global bus manufacturers, today announced that it has delivered six electric buses to Fullers360 for Auckland Transport services ... More >>
