Fullers Group Limited - Revision history

Wolfgang Fahl at 06:21, 8 October 2014

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Uroskin at 01:46, 7 April 2009

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Uroskin at 01:13, 7 April 2009

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Uroskin at 01:12, 7 April 2009

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Wolfgang Fahl at 11:33, 7 February 2009

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Uroskin: /* Passenger fares and controversies */

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Passenger fares and controversies

Uroskin: /* Passenger fares and controversies */

2009-02-05T02:59:36Z

Passenger fares and controversies

Uroskin at 02:50, 14 January 2009

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Uroskin at 04:19, 15 December 2008

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Uroskin at 04:11, 15 December 2008

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 == Company history and ownership ==
-Buying Leo Dromgoole's fleet of boats was the start for Fullers. It was developed under the guidance of former owner [[George Hudson]], whose son Doug Hudson is still at the helm administratively. The company was bought out in the mid-2000s by Scottish-based Stagecoach, whose New Zealand interests have since been bought by infrastructure company [[Infratil]]. Fullers Ferries have been [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10565582 sold] by Infratil to Souter Holdings in April 2009.
+Buying Leo Dromgoole's fleet of boats was the start for Fullers. It was developed under the guidance of former owner [[George Hudson]], whose son Doug Hudson is still at the helm administratively. The company was bought out in the mid-2000s by Scottish-based Stagecoach, whose New Zealand interests (buses and ferries) have been bought by infrastructure company [[Infratil]] in 2005 for $253 million. Fullers Ferries have been [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10565582 sold] by Infratil to Souter Holdings in April 2009 for $40 million.
 == Vessels ==

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 Fullers Group Limited is a group of companies emerged from the progressive amalgamation of a number of maritime transport and marine engineering companies based on the Waitemata Harbour and [[Hauraki Gulf]]. Its present configuration of 9 vessels now transport over 3.9 million passengers a total of 46.6 million passenger kilometres each year on scheduled services.
 Buying Leo Dromgoole's fleet of boats was the start for Fullers. It was developed under the guidance of former owner [[George Hudson]], whose son Doug Hudson is still at the helm administratively. The company was bought out in the mid-2000s by Scottish-based Stagecoach, whose New Zealand interests have since been bought by infrastructure company [[Infratil]]. Fullers Ferries have been [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10565582 sold] by Infratil to Souter Holdings in April 2009.
-'''Vessels'''
+== Vessels ==
 * [[Adventurer]]

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 Fullers Group Limited is a group of companies emerged from the progressive amalgamation of a number of maritime transport and marine engineering companies based on the Waitemata Harbour and [[Hauraki Gulf]]. Its present configuration of 9 vessels now transport over 3.9 million passengers a total of 46.6 million passenger kilometres each year on scheduled services.
-Buying Leo Dromgoole's fleet of boats was the start for Fullers. It was developed under the guidance of former owner [[George Hudson]], whose son Doug Hudson is still at the helm administratively. But the company was bought out in the mid-2000s by Scottish-based Stagecoach, whose New Zealand interests have since been bought by infrastructure company [[Infratil]].
+Buying Leo Dromgoole's fleet of boats was the start for Fullers. It was developed under the guidance of former owner [[George Hudson]], whose son Doug Hudson is still at the helm administratively. The company was bought out in the mid-2000s by Scottish-based Stagecoach, whose New Zealand interests have since been bought by infrastructure company [[Infratil]]. Fullers Ferries have been [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10565582 sold] by Infratil to Souter Holdings in April 2009.
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 The [[Auckland Regional Transport Authority]] (ARTA), the public transport regulator and subsidy source, has never been inclined to enforce competition or has never intervened to prevent a private monopoly: earlier this century it even allowed Fullers to buy out its competitor [[Pacific Ferries]]. The brief period this alternative service ran was the only time in Fullers' history that fares went down in actual terms, reflecting market forces at work. After the buy-out monopoly pricing returned.
-A grassroots campaign, called the [[Campaign 4 Fair Ferry Fares]] (C4FFF), was set up to counter relentless price rises. A community blog, Fullerswatch [http://fullerswatch.blogspot.com/], chronicles monopoly transport issues affecting life on Waiheke. The campaign used to focus on ferry fares with colourful and media-friendly protests. C4FFF has claimed some of the credit to shame Fullers into lowering its fares over the Summer 2008-2009. But it will now also concentrate in the future on regulatory issues in regional transport policy.
+A grassroots campaign, called the [[Campaign 4 Fair Ferry Fares]] (C4FFF), was set up to counter relentless price rises. A community blog, [http://fullerswatch.blogspot.com/ Fullerswatch], chronicles monopoly transport issues affecting life on Waiheke. The campaign used to focus on ferry fares with colourful and media-friendly protests. C4FFF has claimed some of the credit to shame Fullers into lowering its fares over the Summer 2008-2009. But it will now also concentrate in the future on regulatory issues in regional transport policy.
 == Ferry Refusal Strands Dozens ==

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 The [[Matiatia]] to [[Auckland]] ferry service is the biggest volume commuter and tourist service in New Zealand and operates on a private monopoly basis without local subsidies.
-A current monthly ferry pass, which includes transport on [[Waiheke Bus Company]] and [[Stagecoach Auckland]], costs (from February 2009) $315 and a standard return $32.
+A current monthly ferry pass, which includes transport on [[Waiheke Bus Company]] and [[Stagecoach]], costs (from February 2009) $315 and a standard return $32.
 Gold Card holders travel free from 1 October 2008 on services after 9am. This is paid for by a Government scheme offering free off peak public transport to the elderly. Fullers (and its sister companies) has dropped its previous discount fares for superannuitants and now charges the full single ticket fare to the Government.

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 The company's timetable and fare structure for its Waiheke run can be found [http://www.fullers.co.nz/index.php/pi_pageid/210 here].
-The [[Matiatia]] to [[Auckland]] ferry service is the biggest volume commuter and tourist service in New Zealand and operates on a private monopoly basis without local or Government subsidies.
+== Passenger fares and controversies ==
 A current monthly ferry pass, which includes transport on [[Waiheke Bus Company]] and [[Stagecoach Auckland]], costs (from September 2008) $344 (temporarily reduced to $319 for December 2008 and January 2009) and a standard return $32. Gold Card holders travel free from 1 October 2008 on services after 9am.
-Those prices are only destined to increase since it is virtually impossible for a competitor service to start up or keep going. Auckland does not have integrated ticketing on its public transport so any other service cannot offer a competitive service. The [[Auckland Regional Transport Authority]] (ARTA), the public transport regulator and subsidy source, has never been inclined to enforce competition or has never intervened to prevent a private monopoly: earlier this century it even allowed Fullers to buy out its competitor [[Pacific Ferries]]. The brief period this alternative service ran was the only time in Fullers' history that fares went down in actual terms, reflecting market forces at work. After the buy-out monopoly pricing returned.
+The [[Matiatia]] to [[Auckland]] ferry service is the biggest volume commuter and tourist service in New Zealand and operates on a private monopoly basis without local subsidies.
 A grassroots campaign, called the [[Campaign 4 Fair Ferry Fares]] has been set up to counter relentless price rises, which are unrelated to economic conditions.