14 Jun 2023

Problems emerge for half-price tickets to ride after July 1

From Morning Report, 8:28 am on 14 June 2023

Cheap public transport for young people, a big pledge in the latest Budget, has hit a snag with some councils unable to verify passengers' age.

The plan, which will see riders aged between five and twenty-four only paying half fare, comes into play on July 1, the date when half-price travel for everyone else ends.

That's too tight a deadline for the capital city.

Greater Wellington Regional Council councillor Thomas Nash spoke with Corin Dann.