Public transport users in the Capital can start using debit and credit cards and phones on buses and trains - from next March.

Greater Wellington Regional Council will introduce contactless payments - at a cost of 5.5 million dollars. 

It's jumping the gun on the Government National Ticketing System, scheduled for mid-2027. 

Council Chair Daran Ponter told Ryan Bridge they don't trust the timeline. 
 
He says he's sick of telling Wellington commuters they can't have something that's available in Auckland and Australia.

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Public transport users in the Capital can start using debit and credit cards and phones on buses and trains - from next March.
Greater Wellington Regional Council will introduce contactless payments - at a cost of 5.5 million dollars.&nbsp;
It's jumping the gun on the Government National Ticketing System, scheduled for mid-2027.&nbsp;
Council Chair Daran Ponter told Ryan Bridge they don't trust the timeline.&nbsp; &nbsp; He says he's sick of telling Wellington commuters they can't have something that's available in Auckland and Australia.
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With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Daran Ponter: Greater Wellington Regional Council Chair talks doubts to National Ticketing System for public transport

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/f7e57efb-82e1-4ad3-8209-b3ad006a0384/transcript