On-demand public transport has launched in Wellington as a 12-month Metlink trial gets under way in the suburb of Tawa. \
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Using a mobile phone app designed by Via, people in Tawa can order rides from small buses operating without set routes between flexible pick-up and drop-off locations, or “virtual stops”. \
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Starting at $2.50, rides are paid for using a credit or debit card registered with the Via app, the same platform used in Timaru. \
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Greater Wellington Regional Council’s transport committee chairperson Roger Blakeley said the trial showed the council’s public transport wing was moving with the times.
