Submitted by Henry.
I give you a toast Ladies and gentlemen,
I give you a toast Ladies and gentlemen
May this fair land we love so well,
In Dignity and freedom dwell.
The worlds may change and go awry,
Whilst there is still one voice to cry!—
There’ll always be an England,
While there’s a country lane.
Wherever there’s a cottage small
Beside a field [...]
Entries from October 2008
October 31, 2008
There Will Always Be An England.
October 30, 2008
Cabbie tells of plum jobs and ’scraps’.
A cabbie claiming $100,000 damages for the way he says lucrative jobs are fed to a small number of favoured drivers says other drivers were left “fighting for the scraps”.
Three drivers from Hutt and City Taxis are suing the company, of which they are shareholders, in the High Court at Wellington, asking for damages and fair [...]
October 29, 2008
Arthur Attrils correspondence to NZTA, Ombudsmen and the Auditor General.
Cc. The Office of the Ombudsmen, attention Mr. Tony Ilott.
Cc. The Office of the Auditor General, attention Mr. Rowan Betts.
28th October 2008
NZ Transport Agency (NZTA)
Dear Sir,
On the 20th of October I was one of about 20 or so taxi company managers that attended a meeting convened by NZTA at their Wellington branch office.
The purpose of [...]
October 29, 2008
Cabbies sue their own firm.
Three taxi drivers have taken their own company to the High Court, claiming they are victims of unfair favouritism and are missing out on lucrative fares.
The three drivers say that a small group from more than 120 drivers at Hutt & City Taxis is given lucrative jobs, especially of taking passengers to Wellington airport, which [...]
October 28, 2008
New survey shows most Kiwis rate taxis highly.
A new survey gauging New Zealanders’ perceptions of taxi services has revealed a high level of public confidence in the taxi industry.
The survey carried out for the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) canvassed 800 recent taxi users in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.
Key results include:
94% of respondents rated the physical condition of taxis as [...]
October 28, 2008
A new section added to NZTAXIBLOG.
Blasts From The Past - archived news & events now displayed in right hand side bar.
Enjoy.
NZTAXIBLOG.
October 24, 2008
Drinkers mean big business for taxis.
MONEY IN THE BANK: John McDonald with passengers Michelle Encinas (left) and Ani de Graaf. Most passengers are well behaved, McDonald says, even if they’ve been drinking.
They might have to deal with vomit stains and drunken louts, but taxi drivers get their best business out of boozing, a survey shows.
Drinking is cited more than twice as [...]
October 21, 2008
Arthur makes comment on ATO meeting.
The meeting today was the usual pile of crap that we have come to expect from LTNZ or whatever they call themselves at the moment.
When I went into the meeting I was determined to keep my gob shut and just listen.
However; I just lost it when Jeff Scorringe spoke.
Here’s why.
He told us that LTNZ was [...]
