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Jon Reeves: Public Transport Users Association National Coordinator on Wellington public transport going contactless
Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago
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There's hopes other regions can catch up to Wellington, on contactless public transport payments.
The council decided to leap-frog the national ticketing system - concerned it would take too long.
It's spent $5.5 million dollars setting up the system.
Public Transport Users Association National Coordinator Jon Reeves says comparatively, the national system seems very expensive.
"Just over $1.3 billion dollars to set up the entire system throughout the country."
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