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    • Just another $80
      • 22 May 2012
      • Capital Times
      • The Greater Wellington Regional Council is budgeting to spend more than 80 million dollars over the next decade on an integrated electronic ticketing system, when critics say there’s a similar system already being used on more than half the buses in the region and in taxis and shops. Right now Wellington Bus uses the Snapper electronic ticketing system, and Snapper have indicated they could roll that system out to cover all public transport across the Wellington region at a tiny percentage of the proposed GWRC cost.
      • Accepted from Capital Times news items 51 weeks ago by tonytw1
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    • Annual Wellington public transport fare increase.
      • 18 Oct 2011
      • Snapper card
      • On November 1 there will be a public transport fare increase that affects Snapper users in Wellington. The upcoming fare increases are relatively small, but considered necessary by Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) to meet the ongoing cost of providing public transport services. You may be surprised to learn that GWRC already subsidises bus and train fares by about 50%. Last year, GWRC changed the way that it increases bus and train fares. Previosuly, fare increases were large and less frequent. Now, fare increases are small and occur every year.
      • Accepted from Snapper blog 82 weeks ago by tonytw1
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    • Union Concern Over Tag Offs
      • 1 Aug 2011
      • Auckland Trains
      • The Wellington Tramways Union has raised concerns about the “tagging off” requirement of the Snapper/HOP card.
      • Accepted from Auckland Trains » Wellington 93 weeks ago by tonytw1
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      • This newsitem has 12 comments.

        • ‘Privatise the profits & socialise the losses. ’
        • ‘I am confused here so what are Infratil the owners of NZ Bus going to put in to the upgrading of the system. Infratill are a private commercial company, so why does the tax payer need to pay for an upgrade for their benefit, surely they knew the problems and issues and what investment would be required before they bought the company from Stage Coach? Again Infratill does zero investment and expects the tax payer to do it all while they take the profits away for putting zero dollars in to investing. ’
        • ‘Why not have a flat fare? In San Francisco the Muni system has a fare of $2. Their bus network is similar in range to ours. ’

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    • Snapper for trains?
      • 4 Apr 2011
      • WCC Watch
      • Very interesting revelation in today’s Dom Post that the GWRC is missing out on about $9,000 in train fares every weekday because the trains are too crowded for ticket collectors to get to the patrons… It was revealed today that Greater Wellington regional council has lost about $260,000 as overcrowding on trains prevents staff from collecting fares.
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      • This newsitem has 6 comments.

        • ‘The Regional Council is purposefully awaiting the trial of the Auckland card system before embarking on any similar scheme in Wellington. The Wellington Region needs an integrated ticketing system. As Ethan points out the current Wellington Snapper card system is not an integrated ticeting system – it is simply an electronic ticketing system put in place by NZ Bus. There is currently no means of doing intermodal travel across the Wellington region on one card (e.g. train – bus; ferry – bus). This is not a matter to be rushed into lightly. Integrated electronic ticketing will cost millions of dollars if applied to rail, bus and ferry routes. A significant concern is to ensure that what ever integrated ticketing system is put in place it stands apart from the transport operators. It would be in no ones interest, other than transport operators, to have the region beholden to a particular operator or set of oeprators by dint of the fact that they have secured the rights to an integrated ticketing system. Daran Ponter Regional Councillor ’
        • ‘Is Simon “Swampy” Marsh, the first responder by any chance Councillor Marsh. If so, is he getting a payment from Infratil or does he perhaps get a cut the Deputy Mayor’s not insignificant WIAL directors fee to be an advocate for a private company while being paid to work on behalf of ratepayers? No doubt Infratil would be thrilled to see their Snapper card introduced on all Wellington transport services. The first advantage would be a larger captive fund of card fees and advance payments – the bank they can own without being a registered bank. Furthermore, while Infratil has control of the ticketing system on their buses, they are able to prevent the Regional Council from accessing the information that the system generates which would demonstrate their poor performance. This in turn means they receive subsidies for buses that run so late that commuters have to make alternative arrangements or don’t run at all – both being regular occurrences. If Snapper was imposed on non-Infratil service providers, they would have control of commercially sensitive information that their record as poor corporate citizens demonstrates they would assuredly use to compromise any competition. Infratil have already got their hands deeply enough into the pockets of commuters, ratepayers and airport users, they should not be gifted more avenues for screwing the general public. ’
        • ‘Snapper crapper… Hopefully the current problem is a temporary one. The only people who would gain from the introduction of Snapper would be Infratil. I imagine that the daily “cut” Infratil would take from the introduction of Snapper on trains would be far in excess of $9000 per day and I suspect ticket costs would have rise to cover this. Customers will demand to have at least one guard on-board for assistance / security etc and the relatively tight curve of many suburban platforms means mothers with young children / buggies and the disabled often need help (I suspect this will continue even with the introduction of the low-floored Matangi units as everyone will still have to “mind the gap”). That’s a great review from MikeM on the Melbourne situation and my experiences in that city are similar (it is still a great train network though). Vandalism on Melbourne trains is also rife (on a recent trip to the city I noticed almost EVERY window of every train had been etch-tagged using glass cutters or sandpaper). Swipe machines and/or barriers at suburban stations are probably not an economic proposition in Wellington as the number of train users we have is miniscule compared to Melbourne (or actually most cities that a suburban train network). Validating swipe machines also require ticket vending machines and in our increasingly cashless society, this also means the ability for eftpos / credit card transactions yet many stations are not much more than a large bus shelter which at peak times might only deal with only a couple of dozen passengers per train. ’

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    • Cuba Street bus stops closing this weekend
      • 24 Sep 2010
      • Snapper card
      • Helpful tip for inner city Wellington bus users Cuba Street bus stop closing this weekend From Monday 27 September, for about 2 months, all buses that normally travel via Cuba Street and Manners Street will now continue along Wakefield Street, turn into Taranaki Street and then continue on their usual route.
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        • Geotagged Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand

    • Snapper Winner!
      • 2 Jul 2010
      • Snapper card
      • As you know at Snapper we love giving away prizes to all of our amazing customers! Our latest contest is so easy to enter- you just have to top up at our Snapper Kiosk in our office at Level 3, 33 Cuba St. Super quick and easy, best of all no service fees! [...]
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    • Explaining the proposed GWRC fare changes
      • 15 Jun 2010
      • Snapper card
      • Yesterday, Greater Wellington Regional Council proposed an increase to bus and train fares in Wellington from 1 October. There are a bunch of things going on behind this decision by Greater Wellington to raise fares.
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      • This newsitem has 9 comments.

        • ‘According to NZTA theWellingtron fare recovery is at present 55%, not 48% (GW) and is the highest cost recovery rate in NZ. If this is right, then we should be lowering the fares a little, not raising them. The GST increase is a separate issue. The difference appears to be GW’s inclusion of capital expenditure into the calculation. ’
        • ‘I think the hikes should be around that mark, not the 100% proposed for the city stage and 17-30% approx for the 1-2 stages. I’m more than comfortable with the standard price increases but the attack at the lower end seems unjustified. Good to see that snapper discounts can be more than 20% now, definitely a positive achievement ’
        • ‘@Anton at the risk of defending GWRC, there appear to be genuine reasons to put the prices up through the increase in GST ( a real cost) and the fact that percentage subsidy from NZTA is going to drop over time from 55% to 50%. What do you think is the way to pass on the increase in costs? Miki ’

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    • The New Snapper Website (spoiler alert!)
      • 15 Jun 2010
      • Snapper card
      • There’s been a lot of activity behind the scenes here at Snapper HQ. We’ve been listening to your feedback about our current website, particularly around finding your balance, topping up and finding out more about where you can use your Snapper. The result is that we’ve designed a brand new website, and it's coming soon!
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      • This newsitem has 10 comments.

        • ‘Lawrence – MySnapper has been deliberately written to support this and in a secure manner. The only communications are performed over HTTPS (port 443) to mysnapper.snapper.co.nz where MySnapper acts as client. Standard proxies, firewalls etc should permit HTTPS client access. The only exception is the information in MySnapper’s “homepage” panel which uses HTTP port 80 to deliver content directly from the website. We’ll add this information to our FAQs on the new website – thanks for the query. Regards Sean ’
        • ‘Has consideration been given to Corporate users of the Snapper card and how they can top up. Often, secretaries will hold some Snapper cards for use by departments for travel, and top them up as necessary. If a corporate customer has a security policy that stops ActiveX controls then there is no way to top the Snapper Card up online. So, does the MySnapper application work when behind a corporate firewall? Is there technical information to get it to work if not? ’
        • ‘I’ve never been able to top up my Snapper USB on Snow Leopard using Safari, but it seems to work fine on Firefox. I’m reluctant to try to above procedure in case it breaks the plugin in Firefox, so I’ll hold out for the application which sounds like it’s going to be a fantastic solution. ’

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    • Another Snapper Kiosk Hits the Streets
      • 7 Jun 2010
      • Snapper card
      • Another Snapper Kiosk is now live - this one's at Reading Courtenay Central, 100 Courtenay Place.
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      • transport

      • This newsitem has 8 comments.

        • ‘can we have a snapper kiosk at the bus stn in wellington (pick up and drop off) ’
        • ‘It would be good to have a kiosk at the Sky City cinema. It is the main cinema for the Hutt valley area.Would be awesome to have one. ’
        • ‘Pam It looks like we need to do a sales call out there! Miki ’

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    • Winners – Tuck in Win (week 4)
      • 21 May 2010
      • Snapper card
      • This is the last week for the Tuck in and Win promotion. Congratulations to the following lucky Snapper students who bought their lunch at a participating Snapper tuck shop or Snapper store:
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      • This newsitem has 1 comment.

        • ‘[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Team Snapper, Test. Test said: Snapper card – Winners – Tuck in Win (week 4) http://tinyurl.com/3ybrf5a [...] ’

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    • Snapper’s hiring
      • 21 May 2010
      • Snapper card
      • Have you got what it takes to be part of the team that is creating a brand new category in NZ?
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      • fares
      • transport

      • This newsitem has 1 comment.

        • ‘[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Wellynews, Team Snapper. Team Snapper said: Snapper's hiring. http://www.snapper.co.nz/blog/?p=2699 [...] ’

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    • Snapper wins CyberGold
      • 20 May 2010
      • Snapper card
      • An amazing night out at the Gold Awards last night. Around 1000 people for a black tie event that recognises Wellington’s best and brightest, including a tribute to the iconic Todd family’ We were stoked to win the Cyber Gold category at the Wellington Regional Gold Awards. Recognising innovation, leadership and sustained growth in the IT [...]
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      • fares
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      • This newsitem has 5 comments.

        • ‘Congrats to Snapper and the Team!!! Well deserved award!!! Keep on Snappering!!! ’
        • ‘Congrats to Snapper. Eyede is wrapped to be partnering with Snapper and we look forward to the next 12 months and beyond! Well done Snapper! ’
        • ‘[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Wellynews, Test. Test said: Snapper card – Snapper wins CyberGold http://tinyurl.com/3xtn2kr [...] ’

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    • Ikonic Edge Giveaway
      • 20 May 2010
      • Snapper card
      • Thanks to the awesome team at Ikonic Edge we have a Super-Slim card pouch (valued at $74.95) to give away.
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      • transport
      • snapper card

      • This newsitem has 10 comments.

        • ‘Snapper = hi tech. Bring it all on. ’
        • ‘Looking forward to Snappers going north. ’
        • ‘Keep the goodies coming, Snapper. ’

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      • You can pay by Snapper on any GO Wellington bus for adult fares and get the Snapper discount. All you need is your Snapper with money loaded onto it. From Term 2, 2009 those students with Snapper School ID cards can feed them with money and get the child fare on GO Wellington buses.
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