In Early February Auckland Transport started constructing a new building at the north end of the Park and Ride car park on Ron Keat Drive  PeopleMax®  Ambassadors assisted with the project by handing out informative flyers to inform passengers of the construction. The upgrades to the Papakura Rail Station and the rail yard are to improve passengers experiences and transport efficiency. This project recognises that well-designed facilities are a key element in attracting people to public transport.

Benefits of the Upgrade:

At 5am on the 25^th of March, things are really going to change onNew Zealand roads.

Two give way rules are being modified to make our roads safer.  As the habits of most drivers are fairly ingrained and these changes affect all road users (drivers, riders, cyclists and pedestrians), it’s a big challenge for Auckland Transport and the NZTA to spread the word.

As part of the wider campaign to educate the public on these changes, PeopleMax contract workers will be out and about on the streets ofAuckland.  Our part-time contractors will be handing out flyers, explaining how the new rules will work and making sure that people know the date the changes will occur.

If you’d like to know more about the new give way rules, here’s a link:

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/traffic/around-nz/road-user-rule.html?gclid=CLfdlZKawq4CFUlLpgoddxekVQ

Our World Cup triumph may seem like a world away now, so if you’re experiencing withdrawal symptoms, Super  Rugby is back!

We’re personally hoping for a strong performance from the Auckland Blues in 2012. Throughout Each Game that occurs on a Friday Night at Eden Park, you will see  PeopleMax® Transport Ambassadors positioned around Symonds Street and Victoria Street Central Auckland – handing out fliers informing the public that their regular buses which travel down Sandringham Road will travel down Dominion Road for the evening due to the Super Rugby Game.

Central city road works in Bowen Street were behind the temporary relocation of several bus-stops in January, which affected buses travelling to the Sandringham area.

Once the work was completed, PeopleMax® had members of their contract workforce out making people aware that they could return to their usual bus stops in the CBD.

More transport upgrades have been underway around the city – this time in South Auckland – at the Otara Transport Centre on January 16th and 17th.

The upgrade meant that the usual stops were closed and buses were relocated to temporary stops. PeopleMax® had part-time contract workers on hand as Transport Ambassadors who ensured that passengers were directed to the correct temporary stop.

The NZ Transport Agency, Auckland Transport and KiwiRail are currently collaborating on an upgrade of the Ellerslie Train Station.

The idea is that in the future the Southern Motorway will have an extra lane constructed in the north-bound direction. The new station design will allow this to happen.

And, as an added bonus, the station itself will have a better layout with more attractive facilities and much improved access.

To help make the renovation go smoother, we have PeopleMax® part-time Transport Ambassadors monitoring passenger movement on the platform, answering any questions and helping any mobility or sight-impaired passengers that need assistance due to the changes in the layout of the station while it’s under renovation.

Santa also made an appearance at this yearly event in the Auckland Domain. The Newmarket and Grafton train stations had 3 PeopleMax® event staff members a-piece informing the public about two things – the walking route to the event and how to get home after the event.

Meanwhile at the Domain, 5 PeopleMax® contract staff were there beforehand to direct bus drivers to specific locations to drop off their passengers; and were there afterwards to help people catch the correct bus to go home.

Thousands of people lined Queen Street and the surrounding area to catch a glimpse of Santa Claus – our hard-working contract staff gave up their chance to see Santa so they could help out parade-goers and other members of the public get around Auckland smoothly.

36 of our contract staff manned bus-stops around the CBD to hand out flyers informing the public about new bus timetables brought about by the parade, and to point people in the right direction to catch their bus.

Another international sporting event, another win for New Zealand, and over 30 PeopleMax® part-time workers out on the streets of Auckland helping things to run smoothly. The triathlon course meant many streets in Downtown Auckland were closed, meaning bus diversions and bus-stop relocations. PeopleMax® contract workers were ensuring bus-stops had the correct signage, redirecting the public to new bus-stops and assuring them that they were in the right location to catch their bus.