The case for [ongoing public transport subsidies](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-government/128133699/halfprice-public-transport-could-attract-1015-more-passengers-in-auckland?rm=a) does not stack up, National Party leader Christopher Luxon says.
As part of a package to ease financial pressure, [the cost of public transport has been halved](https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/128071113/calls-for-farefree-public-transport-after-government-halves-ticket-prices?rm=a) from April through to the end of June.
Its use in Auckland hit record highs in the first week of April, coinciding with the start of the reduced fares.
