Blue Star Taxis In South Island First – 1947
In 1947, Blue Star Taxis, a Christchurch founded company, introduced two way radios to their cabs – the first to do so in the South Island. Blue Star Taxis began operation in 1929 with 15 cabs. They introduced a unique and still-in-place working scheme where those who drive the cabs, own the cabs. In 1930, …