Tahuna Intermediate School pupils are some of the children whose morning routine has been changed by the peninsula bus service. After failing to gain any traction with the regional council, a group of dissatisfied parents and residents from Otago Peninsula turned to the city council for support for a public bus route that better serves school pupils living on the peninsula. "Imagine how we would react if the regional council told us what to do with our council-run car parking buildings." Earlier, councillors also voted to ask the regional council to consider the establishment of a joint committee of three city councillors and three regional councillors to govern public transport in Dunedin. During the public forum section of the meeting, Otago Peninsula Community Board chairman Paul Pope and parent Jason Graham presented their case for making changes to the bus service.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 01, 2018 16:30 UTC