Labour has vowed to cap public transport fares at $20 a week in main centres and $10 everywhere else if elected.
“This is real cost-of-living relief. It means cheaper commutes, more money left at the end of the week, and a public transport system that works for everyone.”
The cap, which would be introduced on 1 July 2027, is $20 in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, and $10 everywhere else.
The party said it was higher in main centres because they offered more services, that cost more.
The policy would cost about $65 million each year, using about 1 percent of the National Land Transport Fund, Labour said.
This is one of those times when my response is “you’re telling me we could have had this all along for only $65M a year?”
Yep.
Free public transit world probably triple that. So for under $200M we could have free public transit for all.
That alone would reduce pressure on road networks, eliminating the need for billions in spending…
Yeah for sure. Every $6B road could be 30 years of free public transport 😟
I’d trade off having a $20 cap instead of free if they spent the extra $120m on increasing off peak & out of hours services. IMO there’s a big gap for shift workers or people going out at night and having to drive because there’s no other way to get there & home.