Wellington bus services 'in chaos'

The Tramways Union claims Wellington's bus services are in chaos and it cannot see how Stagecoach can meet its promise to fix the problems by next week.

The bus company has been forced to cancel several services at short notice because of a shortage of drivers.

The problem has led to long delays for passengers as buses failed to turn up or did not stop because they were full.

Stagecoach expects to resume normal services by Monday, but Phil Griffiths from the Tramways Union does not believe that is possible.

He said the problem has been caused by a change brought in two weeks ago limiting drivers to eight hour shifts when many usually work overtime.

- NEWSTALK ZB