"When I was a trainee bus operator, I told my husband – who's also a bus driver – that one day I'd like to be an instructor at the training school. Last year she joined NZ Bus as a service delivery manager and, in less than two months, was promoted to regional manager. The 2018 Census reported that only 21 per cent of bus drivers nationwide are women – but Daynes says numbers are on the rise. "At NZ Bus we have around 1300 bus drivers across the Bay of Plenty, Auckland and Wellington. Barry Hinkley, NZ Bus CEO, says: "I am Looking forward to welcoming more females to the workforce as there are plenty of opportunities for career growth at NZ Bus."

Source: New Zealand Herald March 07, 2021 10:52 UTC