How does an up to 70 percent hike in public transport fares sound, or maybe a lower increase but a big cut to services? That could be the reality of a new policy from New Zealand Transport Agency / Waka Kotahi outlined in a discussion document last week to public transport authorities (PTAs) like Auckland Transport.
The government made a lot of noise earlier this year that it was making record investments towards public transport services. However, this discussion document shows that behind the scenes they’re pushing to kill it by bringing back a modified version of the last National government’s old Farebox Recovery Policy, that will likely require a combination of hiking fares and cutting services to achieve.
