Keep Our Bus Drivers Here w/ Max Santiago: September 14th 2026
Migrant bus drivers are rallying in central Auckland this week, calling on the Government to provide greater security for workers who were originally recruited to help address New Zealand’s post-Covid driver shortage. Many drivers who arrived under the earlier transport work-to-residence pathway now face barriers to securing residency, including English-language requirements, while those recruited after the pathway closed may have no route to residence at all. Producer Pranuja spoke to Union Network of Migrants coordinator Max Santiago about whether New Zealand is treating migrant drivers as…
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