Joint WDC-NRC Whangarei Public Transport Working Party Tuesday 7 June 2022 at 1.00pm
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Joint WDC-NRC Whangarei Public Transport Working Party
7 June 2022
Joint WDC-NRC Whangarei Public Transport Working Party Agenda
Meeting to be held in the Council Chamber
36 Water Street, Whangārei
on Tuesday 7 June 2022, commencing at 1.00pm
Recommendations contained in the agenda are NOT decisions of the meeting. Please refer to minutes for resolutions.
MEMBERSHIP OF THE Joint WDC-NRC Whangarei Public Transport Working Party
Chairperson, Councillor Terry Archer
NRC Councillor Rick Stolwerk |
NRC Councillor Jack Craw |
WDC Councillor Tricia Cutforth |
WDC Councillor Anna Murphy |
WDC Councillor Greg Martin |
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RĪMITI (Item) Page
1.0 Ngā Mahi Whakapai/Housekeeping
2.0 Ngā Whakapahā/apologies
3.0 Ngā Whakapuakanga/declarations of conflicts of interest
4.0 Ngā Whakaae Miniti (Confirmation of Minutes)
4.1 Confirmation of Minutes - 5 April 2002 3
5.1 Receipt of Action Sheet 6
6.1 CityLink Bus Service - Update 8
Joint WDC-NRC Whangarei Public Transport Working Party item: 4.1
7 June 2022
TITLE: |
Confirmation of Minutes - 5 April 2002 |
From: |
Nicky Hansen, PA to GM Community Resilience |
Authorised by Group Manager/s: |
Victoria Harwood, Pou Tiaki Hapori - GM Community Resilience, on 30 May 2022 |
That the minutes of the Joint WDC-NRC Whangarei Public Transport Working Party meeting held on 5 April 2022, be confirmed as a true and correct record.
Attachments/Ngā tapirihanga
Attachment 1: 2022 04 05 Joint WDC-NRC Whangarei Public Transport Working Party Minutes - unconfirmed ⇩
7 June 2022
TITLE: |
Receipt of Action Sheet |
From: |
Nicky Hansen, PA to GM Community Resilience |
Authorised by Group Manager/s: |
Victoria Harwood, Pou Tiaki Hapori - GM Community Resilience, on |
Whakarāpopototanga / Executive summary
The purpose of this report is to enable the meeting to receive the current action sheet.
That the action sheet be received.
Attachments/Ngā tapirihanga
Attachment 1: Action Sheet - May 2022 ⇩
Joint WDC-NRC Whangarei Public Transport Working Party item: 6.1
7 June 2022
TITLE: |
CityLink Bus Service - Update |
From: |
Chris Powell, Transport Manager - Northland Transportation Alliance |
Authorised by Group Manager/s: |
Victoria Harwood, Pou Tiaki Hapori - GM Community Resilience, on 24 May 2022 |
Whakarāpopototanga / Executive summary
This report serves to update the Joint WDC-NRC Whangarei Public Transport Working Party on what has occurred in regard to the CityLink Bus Service since the last meeting of 5 April 2022.
Chris Powell Transport Manager and Jeff Devine Strategy and Planning Manager, Northland Transportation Alliance, will be present at the meeting to answer any questions.
That the report ‘CityLink Bus Service – Update’ by Chris Powell, Transport Manager - Northland Transportation Alliance and dated 23 May 2022, be received.
Background/Tuhinga
CityLink Bus Service Statistics
Bus Link stats for April 2022 (revenue ex GST) |
Actual |
Budget |
Variance |
Year/Date Actual |
Year/Date Budgeted |
Variance |
CityLink Passengers |
20,577 |
25,289 |
4,712 |
223,410 |
264,040 |
40,630 |
CityLink Revenue |
$23,996 |
$32,623 |
$8,627 |
$249,835 |
$340,612 |
$90,767 |
Bream Bay Link Passengers |
73 |
24 |
49 |
465 |
258 |
207 |
Bream Bay Link Revenue |
$502 |
$87 |
$415 |
$2,831 |
$929 |
$1,901 |
Hikurangi Link Passengers |
22 |
24 |
2 |
199 |
246 |
47 |
Hikurangi Link Revenue |
$58 |
$63 |
$5 |
$478 |
$673 |
$195 |
National Bus Driver Shortage
Ongoing conversations with other regional councils have shown that the bus driver shortage nationally is progressively getting worse with some councils being unable to cover all timetabled services. It is anticipated that this situation will continue to worsen over the coming months.
The adverse impact on the contracted Link services in Northland is beginning to be felt. Staff remain in talks with operators on how best to manage the situation.
The planned Whangarei urban scholar services have had to be put on hold as the operator is struggling to source drivers to cover these services. Staff will be meeting with the operator during April to address this issue going forward.
Half Price Fares
There has been no noticeable increase in the number of people using the Link services since the introduction of the Half Fare initiative. One mitigating factor may be that nearly half the number of SuperGold card holders carried prior to the onset of Covid have not returned to the CityLink service.
In addition, it must be noted that the number of passengers carried in April 2022 are lower due to school holidays and the number of public holidays observed.
Kamo T2 Lane
The Whangarei District Council has allocated funding for the Kamo bus lane as part of the 2021-24 LTP and the Northland Regional Council has made provision in their LTP for increased bus services associated with the bus lane.
The Whangarei District Council has completed a Point of Entry application for the project with NZTA which allows the funding for a Single Stage Business Case to be released. Council has engaged Flow Consultants to complete the Business case which is required by NZTA to release the construction funding.
The proposed timing of the project is for construction to be undertaken during the 2022/23 financial year with operation of the bus lane by 2023/24 or sooner if possible.
Rose Street Bus Terminus Upgrade
The Rose Street upgrade is running two weeks behind schedule.
Staff have received 2 quotes at this stage for upgrade of the Rose Street Terminus office accommodation.
The use of temporary stops in Vine Street has been successful to date. Since the commencement of the new school term however, incidents of antisocial behaviour have restarted.
Antisocial Behavior at Vine Street Bus Stops
There is an increasing number of bicycles being ridden in Vine Street and on the pavements in and around the temporary bus stops.
This was reported to both the New Zealand Police and the Whangarei District Council for their attention and actioning.
Please see Attachments I and II for the replies received from both parties.
Total Mobility (TM)
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Total Clients |
Monthly Actual Expend |
Monthly Budgeted Expend |
Monthly Variance |
Year/Date Actual Expend |
Year/Date Budgeted Expend |
Annual Variance |
April 2022
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1,264 |
$20,001 |
$25,000 |
-$4,999 |
$172,519 |
$225,000 |
-$52,481 |
Attachments/Ngā tapirihanga
Attachment 1: #1 Kids On Bikes Vine Street Body Cam Video 090522 ⇩
Attachment 2: #2 Kids On Bikes Vine Street Body Cam Video 090522 ⇩