Kerre Woodham: We have a legacy of rail but do we have a future?

Public transport is brilliant when it works. You cannot beat it for convenience, for timeliness, for moving large numbers of people expeditiously and in an environmentally friendly-ish kind of a way, when it works. When it doesn't, it's a pain. Look at the poor Auckland rail commuters this morning – due to an infrastructure issue at Penrose, there were delays and cancellations. No services running through Newmarket on the Southern line, all Southern Line services were running via the Eastern Line, Onehunga line services cancelled until further notice. Just what you need, and not for the first time.

Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 5/12/24

Here’s a tip for tourism operators – hire Indians and “Other Asians” if you want to avoid malcontents

If contented employees are better to have on your staff than discontented ones, then a fascinating message emerges from a just-published survey of hospitality and tourism industry employees and their employment conditions in New Zealand.