From this Sunday 21 May, bigger dogs that can't fit into a carrier will be allowed on off-peak buses, if they were a lead and approved muzzle.
There's evidence the urban bus networks are in crisis.
It comes after a bus driver was allegedly stabbed at the weekend.
The team would consist of both uniformed and plainclothes police.
The National leader wants more buses.
Auckland Transport hopes the discount will lead to a twenty-five percent increase in numbers.
The petition has so far received just under 13,000 signatures since it started about four months ago.
It won't come cheap.
Train services will run from Hamilton to Auckland’s city centre, and stop at Puhinui.