Council-managed buses carry Nationwide Get together promoting

Nationwide Get together commercials have been seen on council-managed buses in Napier and Hastings.

On Friday, the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council launched an announcement that mentioned it was conscious its contractor, Go Bus, which operates the service goBay had accepted political promoting from the Nationwide Get together in Hawke’s Bay and different locations.

The Nationwide Get together candidate for the Napier seat within the subsequent election is Katie Nimon, who works because the transport supervisor on the regional council.

Regional council common supervisor of coverage and regulation Katrina Brunton mentioned to keep away from any battle of curiosity, her workplace will oversee all transport planning and funding choices.

She mentioned the council was not concerned within the promoting course of and didn’t profit from it.

Brunton mentioned the council couldn’t forestall the sort of promoting underneath its present contract, and a brand new contract in 2025 is meant to forestall any political promoting on buses.