The new, improved Ellerslie train station was officially opened on May 14th following an $8m upgrade. Auckland’s Mayor Len Brown led the ribbon cutting celebration at the station, PeopleMax had one Ambassador onsite to assist with Passengers ensuring them that trains were still running while the ceremony was taking place. The improved station is safer, more attractive and gives better access for mobility users and pedestrians. The work included reducing the existing platform by two metres, and shifting the rail tracks to give space for developments on the Southern Motorway (SH1). The rail overbridge has also been raised so that electric trains can pass underneath.

The Event Took Place between 9.45am and 9.50am overall it was a success those passengers who use the new and improved train station are extremely happy about the changes.

At the end April there were changes to public transport fares happening across the board.   PeopleMax played an important in Auckland Transport’s campaign to get this message out to commuters. For the week leading up to the fare changes, People Max ambassadors were out there informing the public of changes to fares for buses, trains and ferries around Auckland. Our Team of about 15 focused on Main Public transport Areas from Papakura Train Station to the Northern Bus Ways to ensure all passengers were aware of the changes.

Things are changing for the better for those living in East Auckland with services being modified.  Frequency is increasing along certain routes while access to other destinations is being improved. From locations in the City and in the Eastern suburbs, around 40 People Max contract workers and Action Actors staff have been out and about informing the public of these changes. On April 15 the public saw these new route and number changes occurring on the Howick and Eastern Services, with the notification being made extensive the weeks leading up to the changes there was little complaints across the board. Over All the PeopleMax Team did a fantastic job ensuring everyone was taken care of.

Auckland Transport is increasing its reach into South Auckland with a new train station at Manukau.

In mid-April they held an open day so the public could see the new facility and enjoy tours, short train rides, face painting and music from DJ Sir-Vere.

Two PeopleMax ambassadors were there to hand out timetables and flyers to potential commuters and encourage other people who were in the area to attend the event.

The new train station will have three trains an hour passing through in peak times and one per hour in off peak.

2 PeopleMax Auckland Transport Ambassadors will be working from the 28th March to the 3rd April at at the Panmure Train Station Park ‘n’ Ride. As part of the AMETI (Auckland Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative) changes will be made to the Park ‘n’ Ride – a section of the Park ‘n’ Ride will be closed from 1st April, leaving 86 spaces. Our Ambassadors will be out informing the public before the changes and after the changes. There will be New Park ‘n’ Ride spaces available off the Panmure Roundabout end of Mountain Road.

Access to the station will also be changing the flyers our team will be handing out will be informing the public of all this information - providing a map with the most convenient access points for each individual passenger.

“AMETI will see a major focus on public transport improvements, including an urban busway with high frequency services that will eventually run between Botany, Pakuranga and Panmure. Some of the key points are:

• Getting more people onto public transport to free up roads for freight and business traffic
• Roading improvements focused on key congestion points like Panmure town centre and the Ti Rakau Drive/Reeves Rd and south eastern highway intersection
• The AMETI strategy is to focus local journeys and public transport on the Panmure Bridge route and for Waipuna Bridge and the south eastern highway to become the primary route for through traffic to Auckland central and freight/business traffic”.For More Information Visit http://www.aucklandtransport.govt.nz/improving-transport/current-projects/01IntegratedTravel/Pages/AucklandManukauEasternTransportInitiative.aspx

Over the last few weeks PeopleMax Ambassadors have been taking part in various Surveys around the Auckland Area

• Kingsland, New Lynn and Henderson
• Our Team Counted the number of passengers aboard various buses which stopped at the Kingsland Shops, New Lynn Transport Center and Henderson Transport Center - to provide information on those services throughout a busy weekday and over the Weekend Period.
• School Bus Survey
• 031 Service was surveyed by a member of the PeopleMax team to determine the number of student from various schools who board or alight the bus at each stop along the route.
• Onehunga 477 and 466 Service
• 4 Ambassadors assisted in this survey counting the number of passengers who were boarding and alighting the buses in both directions from Otahuhu and Otara.

For the first time ever, from Customs Street to Wyndham Street, we’re kicking out the cars and turning Queen Street into one big sports park! Football, cricket, cycling, squash, zumba and more - enticed people form all over Auckland to come out and have a fun day with experts on had to give a few tips and heaps of competitions.

PeopleMax®  Auckland Transport Ambassadors were also part of the event out assisting the public whose bus stops had been relocated due to the road closure from 6.00am – 8.00pm

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