Wellington regional councillors have voted to set new “pragmatic” private funding targets for the region’s public transport, a proportion lower than what the government initially proposed.
The new targets, voted through at a council meeting on Thursday, meant revenue from the likes of fares and [advertising ](https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360562711/public-transport-advertisers-are-not-making-most-lucrative-partnership-expert)was needed to make up 23.9-25.7% of Wellington’s public transport income until 2027. Thatrevenue made up 20.5% of Wellington’s public transport income last year.
The targets would have to be approved by the New Zealand Transport Agency/Waka Kotahi (NZTA).
The new targets were lower than the NZTA suggestion of 26-42%, which would have meant increasing fares by as much as 70%.
