Cabbies call for action from police.

Taxi drivers at a public meeting have painted a picture of Christchurch’s mean streets, describing being assaulted, stabbed, robbed, abused and thrown up on by drunks.
 
All demanded quicker police responses and more follow-up on offenders.
Organised by National MP Nicky Wagner in the wake of the death of taxi driver Abdulrahman Ikhtiari, the drivers’ stories at [...]

Tranzqual celebrates an industry training landmark as 30,000 trainees are reached.

December 15, 2008
 Wellington Combined Taxis and Tranzqual, the standards setting body for the road transport, passenger service and logistics sector, is celebrating an industry training landmark as taxi driver Chris Anastasiadis has been announced as Tranzqual’s 30,000th trainee.
The 61-year-old driver has recently passed a Limited Credit Program (LCP) course as part of an initiative by [...]

The green message.

After a just a year in business, Green Cabs is finding other taxi firms are now starting to drive home the green message too, which promises a ride that’s easy on your wallet as well as the environment.
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New Zealand Taxi Federation warns drivers over attacks.

Attacks on taxi drivers were becoming more serious and drivers needed to take precautions to keep safe, the Taxi Federation says.
Meanwhile police are continuing their search for the two men who stabbed a Christchurch taxi driver to death on Saturday morning.
Married father-of-five Abdulrahman Ikhtiari, 39, originally from Afghanistan, died where he was stabbed on Worcester [...]

Tears as cabbie murder accused remanded.

The 16-year-old charged with murdering taxi driver Abdulrahman Ikhtiari wiped tears from his eyes as he appeared in court today.
The youth, who has name suppression, and a 19-year-old co-accused appeared in court in Christchurch today and were remanded without plea until December 23.
The 19-year-old, a painter, has been given name suppression until 5pm tomorrow to [...]

Callum Brown makes application seeking approval to form a new Taxi Organization.

APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL AS A TAXI ORGANISATION UNDER THE LAND TRANSPORT ACT 1998.
Callum Brown trading as behalf of Cabeez Ltd  is making application to the Director, Land Transport for Approval as a Taxi Organisation.
Source: NZPA.