In April 2024 the Minister of Immigration announced changes to some immigration policy settings that were not consulted with businesses prior to announcement. Some of the changes took immediate effect. BCA understands the intent of protecting jobs for New Zealanders, but we consider the Minister did not understand the tenuous situation with regard to driver supply and demand. We wrote to the Minister to express our concerns with particularly the bus driver work to residency pathway and most recently we wrote in conjunction with National Road Carriers and the Waste and Recycling Industry Forum to reinforce some of our broader concerns.

Direct links here:

Letter to Hon Erica Standford

Joint letter to Immigration Minister

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Submissions on the draft GPS 2024 is closed on 2 April 2024. The draft GPS can be found here.

View the BCA submission here

Christchurch City Council recently consulted on changes to coach parking in the west end of the city. The BCA submission is here. All the changes BCA sought for west end parking were approved and a commitment was made to look at coach parking across the city.

Queenstown Lakes District Council consultation on their draft Parking Strategy closed 28 January 2024. The BCA submission on the draft Strategy which you can find here along with other submissions. QLDC also anticipate developing Parking Management Plans for Queenstown, Frankton and Wanaka over 2024.

This NZTA consultation is now closed and we are waiting to hear back from NZTA. You can find NZTA’s draft here and the BCA submission here.

This NZTA consultation is now closed and we are waiting to hear back from NZTA. You can find the NZTA consultation document here and the BCA submission here.