Public transport for SuperGold Card holders to stay free
Outrage from senior citizens forces Government back down
A SuperGold Card is held by 540,000 pensioners
throughout New Zealand
View Video By Duncan Garner (TV3 News 16 March 2010)
Prime Minister John Key and Transport Minister Stephen Joyce have confirmed buses, trains and ferries for SuperGold Card holders will remain free.
Last week Mr Joyce suggested changes could see some of those services threatened, but he has now backed away from that, saying his real message “got lost in translation”.
Yeah, right!
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