The Minister of Transport, Michael Wood, says he is prepared to use legislation to bring Waiheke Island’s ferry service into Auckland’s public transport network, ending its special status. \
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The busy commuter and visitor ferry service is run as a purely commercial operation by Fullers360, after being granted an exemption by the National Government in 2013 when it introduced the Public Transport Operating Model (PTOM). \
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Wood’s preparedness to use legislation, if lengthy negotiation does not succeed, has come in a response to a parliamentary written question by Auckland Central MP Chloe Swarbrick.
