NZ Bus hopes more frequent, comfy buses with free internet connections will persuade travellers to ditch private cars and taxis and take the Airport Flyer to and from Wellington Airport.
The company has splashed out $4 million on nine air-conditioned Airport Flyer buses, built by Kiwi Bus Builders in Tauranga, that from today ply the routes [...]
Entries from June 2009
June 21, 2009
Stylish new look for airport bus service.
June 16, 2009
Taxi firms cry foul over photo tactics.
Taxis parked in disabled car parks have riled a New Plymouth resident so much he has taken to photographing them.
Keith Jarman cannot believe the number of times he has seen the “unprofessional and totally rude” behaviour of taxi drivers taking up the vital spots and says they need to sharpen up.
Over three days from June [...]
June 16, 2009
Company Operation Profile – Wellington Combined Taxis Ltd.
Source: http://www.unep.org/climateneutral/Default.aspx?tabid=772
Introduction
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Wellington Combined Taxis Ltd (WCT) is a shareholder owned and operated company which was formed in 1993 with the amalgamation of the then two separately operated taxi companies -Wellington Taxis Coop Society and Black White & Grey Taxis.
Prior to this amalgamation both companies had been individually servicing the Greater Wellington Region for 63 [...]
June 16, 2009
Wellington Combined Taxis shareholders request special general meeting to remove current board members.
Below is a letter sent to shareholders of Wellington Combined Taxis from their board:
15 June 2009
The Shareholders Wellington Combined Taxis Ltd
Wellington
Re — Petition dated 1 June 2009 suggesting the Board of WCT have breached the company constitution regarding our ‘Franchise Fleet’ and has a petition signed by 26 shareholders requisitioning the company to hold a [...]
June 14, 2009
Weed it out, fare comparisons from Green Cabs NZ web site.
Wellington Fare Comparisons
Wellington Fare Comparisons
Short Fare – Railway Station to Oriental Parade
Medium Fare – Terrace to Airport
Long Fare – Pukerua Bay to Airport
Medium/Long Fare – Lower Hutt to Airport
Distance
3.4kms
8.2kms
36.4kms
15.5kms
Green Cabs
$13.60
$27.20
$99.30
$46.25
Capital Taxis
$13.62
$28.66
$109.22
$49.90
Wellington Combined Taxis
$14.65
$29.65
$109.00
$50.63
Wellington Amalgamated Taxis
$14.75
$30.35
$110.30
$51.63
Gold & Black
$14.86
$30.78
$114.56
$52.95
Status Taxis
$15.02
$30.46
$111.42
$51.90
Micro Cabs
$15.76
$32.08
$116.26
$54.45
Wellington Supreme Taxis
$15.76
$32.08
$116.26
$54.45
Harbour City Taxis
$15.76
$32.08
$116.26
$54.45
Corporate Cabs
$17.69
$33.37
$115.74
$55.18
Kiwi Cabs
$16.03
$32.69
$118.38
$55.48
Wellington Ace Taxis
$16.10
$32.90
$119.90
$56.00
Wellington Taxi 2005
$16.44
$33.72
$123.54
$57.55
Dial A Cab Wellington NZ
$16.61
$34.13
$125.36
$58.33
Wellington Star Taxis
$17.72
$36.56
$132.62
$62.15
President
$18.32
$37.76
$134.42
$63.65
*Fares based on [...]
June 14, 2009
Green Cabs New Zealand breaks new ground with the launch of its new web site.
www.greencabs.co.nz
NZ TAXIBLOG.
June 14, 2009
Laws to prevent fraud wanted.
A government decision to not regulate New Zealand’s franchise industry leaves franchisees vulnerable to deception and fraud, an Auckland University academic says.
Commerce Minister Simon Power said an Economic Development Ministry review of the industry after allegations of fraud found franchisees were adequately protected by business law and voluntary self-regulation by the Franchise Association of New [...]
June 14, 2009
About – Green Cabs New Zealand.
Source: http://www.unep.org/climateneutral/Default.aspx?tabid=246
About
Green Cabs is a nationwide environmentally friendly taxi company in New Zealand.
Launched in November 2007, the company established a presence in the country’s three
largest cities within six months.
Green Cabs plants trees to offset CO2 emissions through our partner Trees for the Future is a non profit organization that focuses on agroforestry, with programmes in [...]
