Andrew Dickens Afternoons

Has there been any start up in New Zealand history that has received more free publicity than Lime E-Scooters?Sure, loads of the publicity is bad, but then again, is there anyone in this country that doesn’t know the company’s name and their business model. And that’s despite the fact that the scooters are only in two cities. It's incredible.Now hold on to your hat, Lime is looking to put the squeeze on in Dunedin and Queenstown and, as we heard yesterday, Wellington, with the council already torn as to whether they should let them in or not.Personally I’d say this to those cities.  In the immortal words of Shane Jones, tai-hoa on that. Let Auckland and Christchurch iron out the wrinkles.  And there are plenty of wrinkles that need to be ironed out.  Where can you ride, how fast should you ride, and can we put safety equipment on the scooters?  Should they be parked in designated areas? And most importantly, who’s going to pay for all this?I’ve been thinking that Lime must be loving New Zealand. It’s a Califo