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September 2018
In the loop update 5 Roundup 6 2018/19 BCA Council 10 School tender round 2020 12 Government bus inquiry 14 Domestic Violence leave 16 Conference 2018 18 Q & A: GWRC’s Wayne Hastie 20 From the past: Couper’s Motors 24 International 26 Employment law 28 Business NZ update 29
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GWRC OPTIMISTIC ABOUT CHANGES
LOOKING BACK AT EARLY DAYS IN THE WAIKATO NEW MOE TENDERS CAIRNS CONFERENCE
Cover: The combined BCA/BIC conference is in Cairns next month. Registrations are still open. We look at a few of the speakers on page 18.
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ROCKSTAR DRIVERS
WITH BARRY TAKING SOME WELL-DESERVED LEAVE IN JAPAN, BCA POLICY MANAGER ANNA CLEARY IS IN THE EDITORIAL SEAT AS WE PUT THE SPOTLIGHT ON OUR ‘ROCK STAR DRIVERS’.
It’s not o en you can check the news and be le feeling good about the world. It’s even less
With Barry taking some well-deserved leave in Japan, BCA Policy Manager Anna Cleary is in the
so if you’re reading about our industry at the moment. e loudness of the ‘bus bashers’
Editorial seat as we put the spotlight on our ‘Rock Star Drivers’.
threatens to eclipse the volume and realities of the good news stories that abound in the
It’s not often you can check the news and be left feeling good about the world. It’s even less so if you’re
bus and coach world.
reading about our industry at the moment. The loudness of the ‘bus bashers’ threatens to eclipse the
A recent headline in the Dominion Post read: “Bleeding passengers walk o Wellington volume and realities of the good news stories that abound in the bus and coach world.
bus the day a er drivers’ warning”. e headline misconstrued the real story, which was
A recent headline in the Dominion Post read: “Bleeding passengers walk off Wellington bus the that a bus driver avoided an accident and possibly some serious injuries by correctly brak-
day after drivers' warning”. The headline misconstrued the real story which was that a bus
ing when a car illegally pulled out in front of him. Unfortunately, bus drivers and the bus
driver avoided an accident and possibly some serious injuries by correctly braking when a car
industry seem to come o second best as far as the media are concerned.
illegally pulled out in front of him. Unfortunately bus drivers and the bus industry seem to
is kind of narrative doesn’t help when we’re staring down the barrel of a very real
come off second best as far as the media are concerned.
shortage of quali ed drivers entering the industry, as shown below.
This kind of narrative doesn’t help when we’re staring down the barrel of a very real shortage of
qualified drivers entering the industry, as shown below:
TOTAL LARGE P ENDORSEMENT HOLDERS VS TOTAL EMPLOYEES IN THE BUS AND COACH SECTOR Figure210:0T0o-2ta0l1l5arge P endorsement holders vs total employees in the bus and coach sector 2000-2015
16000 14000 12000 10000
8000 6000 4000 2000
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Total Large P Endorsements
Year
Total Employment in the bus and coach sector
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency and Statistics New Zealand dat
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency and Statistics New Zealand data
This graph tells us we’re approaching a scenario where we’ll have more driver jobs than people qualifie
a
d to fill them. And when the news is telling everyone that buses are a bad place to be, we’ve all got a
responsibility to change that.
O neisofgtrhaepshtetpesllwseu’rsewtaek’rinegaisptporofinadch, aindgpautsctheensaproiotliwghhteorne, ‘wRoec’lkl ShtarveBums Dorievedrsr’i.vTehrejsoebasreththaen everyday heroes of our industry, the people who defy the commonly-held misconceptions about driving.
people quali ed to ll them. And when the news is telling everyone that buses are a bad
They’re a diverse bunch of people, from all genders, nationalities and backgrounds, and they love their
place to be, we’ve all got a responsibility to change that.
jobs, their passengers, routes and vehicles.
One of the steps we’re taking is to nd, and put the spotlight on, ‘Rock Star Bus Drivers’. ese are the everyday heroes of our industry, the people who defy the commonly-held misconceptions about driving. ey’re a diverse bunch of people, from all genders, nation- alities and backgrounds, and they love their jobs, their passengers, routes and vehicles.
ey are unsung, and they make their customers’ journeys memorable for all the right reasons. ey rescue dogs, birds and lost travellers. ey take the time to make everyone feel welcome, and we want to share them with the world.
ere’s an old saying: “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em”. Well, we’re going one better. We’re not going to join the ‘bashers’, we’re going to drown them out with our Rock Stars.
Endorsements Held
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