Explore Group has won its bid to access the SuperGold subsidy for the Waiheke Island route.
New Zealand First says Kiwi-owned Explore Group’s success in at last accessing the SuperGold card transport support is just the beginning.
“It is a victory for common sense,” says the Rt Hon Winston Peters.
“Auckland Transport has done the right thing,” says Peters.
“The focus should shift to widening SuperGold access to ferries like Paihia-Russell and Rawene to Kohukohu in Northland, right down to the Stewart Island service in Southland,” he says.”
“Winning access like this takes time, but of course, the National government could green light greater SuperGold access tomorrow instead of passing the funding buck to councils,” says Peters.
