Getting to Te Anau Our flight arrived at Queenstown Airport at 12.20pm. We took a local bus into Queenstown, using a Bee Card for the group, to get lower bus fares (you can buy a Bee Card at Paper Plus at the Airport, but the card must then be registered online to get discounted fares). ... Read more
Fares for passengers aged 24 and under will return to standard pricing from Wednesday 1 May, following the rollback of the former government’s age-based concessions.
Metlink reminds passengers, especially parents and guardians, to make sure their children’s Snapper cards are ‘topped up’ before travelling.
Fare changes are coming soon for passengers aged 24 and under, following the government’s decision to withdraw funding for age-based concessions.
From 1 May 2024, following the rollback of the former government’s age-based concessions on Metlink services:
children aged 5 to 16, or older if still at secondary school, will pay half the adult fare,
fares for people aged 17 to 24 will return to full price, unless they qualify for an alternative tertiary or Community Connect concession,
under 5s will continue to travel for free on all services.
Greater Wellington Transport committee chair Thomas Nash says the change will be felt by young people and whānau across the region, who are already struggling with the high cost of living.
“I don’t want to end these concessions – we know they have made a big difference to people,” Cr Nash says.
From Snapper Metlink’s new fares, with new concessions for children and young adults, start Friday 1 September 2023, bringing ‘half price fares for all’ to an end.
Greater Wellington will consider extending half price fares while it works towards implementing age-based public transport discounts announced on 18 May in Budget 2023.
The discounts, which let children under-13 ride for free, and under 25-year-olds at half price, can be introduced by Public Transport Authorities, when possible, from 1 July.
Greater Wellington Regional Council welcomed news today that free fares for under 13-year-olds and half-price fares for anyone 25 and under, will be funded as part of the Government’s Budget 2023 announcements.
Kia ora Snapper cardholders, As you may be aware, over the weekend (on April 1st) there was an update to all Metlink fares. Included in this update was an increase to the off-peak fare discount. Due to a collection of card readers not receiving the fare update data in time, there are some customers who […]
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Greater Wellington will increase standard public transport fares across the region by 6% following a decision at Council today on its Annual Fares Review (AFR).
Despite the patronage and farebox challenges of COVID-19, funding efforts to reduce the national driver shortages and high inflation impacting service costs, the regional council has not raised public transport fares during the last two years.
Metlink has welcomed the Government’s extension of half price public transport fares until the end of June 2023.
The extension, announced today by Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, is part of the Government’s ongoing support intended to ease the cost-of-living pressures.
Metlink Commercial, Strategy & Investments Manager Tim Shackleton said the half price fares extension would enable passengers to ready themselves for the eventual go live date for the Community Connect scheme which permanently reduces public transport fares for Community Services Card (CSC) holders by 50 percent.
“With around 90,000 CSC holders in the Wellington region, Metlink has worked with the Ministry of Social Development to develop a system that provides quick and easy access to half price fares when the scheme rolls out,” says Tim Shackleton.
We hope all of our wonderful customers have at least a small break with friends and whānau lined up over the holiday season, at the end of another big year. The Snapper team will be taking some time out, but there will still be plenty of ways for you to reach us or get assistance […]
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Metlink has welcomed the Government’s extension of half price public transport fares until the end of March 2023.
The extension, announced by Transport Minister Michael Wood today, is part of the Government’s ongoing investments in public transport and mode-shift and the transition to its Community Connect scheme.
November 2022 will be the final month of paper Rail Monthly passes.
The 30-day Rail pass replaces these passes and is available to load onto your Snapper card from 7 November, for use on the Kāpiti Line from 12 November and the rest of the network from 27 November.
The pass is activated on its first use and includes your bus trip to or from your local station when travelling to Wellington Station from zones 4-14.
You can load your Snapper card with a 30-day Rail pass from 7 November.
Monthly and MonthlyPlus passes will be replaced by the 30-day Rail pass. If you’re travelling to or from Wellington Station, the Snapper 30-day Rail pass will include your bus trip to or from your local train station between zones 4-14 only.
Tag on and off for every journey to avoid a default fare. And remember, your Snapper payment may be checked on board the train.
Off-peak fares on Metlink public transport services will be reduced and children will ride for free on weekends and public holidays, as part of a package of concessions agreed today by Greater Wellington.
Fares are currently discounted by 25 percent to encourage off peak travel, but the regional council today agreed to increase the discount to 50 percent, which will also apply to concession holders.
Greater Wellington Transport Committee Chair Roger Blakeley said he was pleased the council had adopted the recommendations of the Future Fares Subcommittee.
From Greater Wellington Regional Council website
Public consultation on the Future Fares Review is open and Greater Wellington wants the community’s views on changes to our region’s public transport fares.
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has joined dozens of organisations, becoming the first university to join the Aotearoa Collective for Public Transport Equity to support the Free Fares campaign.
Join us for an exclusive tour of Hills Hats, a Wellington institution since 1875, personally guided by Rosie Smuts-Kennedy, and a unique opportunity to be fitted for your own hat! […]
Mary O’Keeffe is a professional archaeologist who has been lurking about digging around under Wellington for about 30 years. In this walk and talk she’ll take you to some of […]
