taxis Archive

  • Keith Locke

    Taxi chats could be dangerous - by Keith Locke



    After a long week in Parliament I often have a pleasant chat with the taxi driver taking me to the airport. So I was disturbed to find out that the Wellington Combined cabs would be installing video cameras that also have voice-recording capability. Who knows where my private chats might end up, I thought. Thankfully, [...] read more
    June 22, 2011 3:17 pm - 11 Comments
  • frog

    Taxi company pulled up for greenwash - by frog



    It’s good to see the Commerce Commission taking a strong line against greenwash.  Yesterday it repremanded Wellington’s biggest taxi firm, Wellington Combined, for making false claims about fuel efficiency and reduced carbon emissions: Wellington Combined Taxis’ “going green” campaign aims to make it New Zealand’s first fully certified carbon-neutral taxi company. The website claimed its [...] read more
    June 10, 2008 11:32 am - 15 Comments