Anthonie Tonnon Photo: Rail Land 2018 / anthonietonnon.com
Anthonie Tonnon is a man of many hats.
You may recognise his name from his musical career - he won The Taite Music Prize in 2022 for his song Leave Love Out Of This.
He's got two albums and is working on a third, having toured extensively across the US as a proudly independent artist.
But the last few years have seen a passion for public transport creep into his music, and now, his working life.
A resident of Whanganui, he spends part of his week running the country's only public transport elevator at Durie Hill, which is largely used by walkers and cyclists.
Last year he also lead the charge to re-establish a frequent bus route running from one end of the town to the other, which has doubled local patronage.
Anthonie Tonnon speaks to Kathryn about his wider ambition for regional public transport.
