Bus fares in Christchurch will rise in July despite the delay of a new payment system being created by central government.
Fares can be paid in cash until the new payment cards are available, another slight tweak approved by Environment Canterbury councillors on Wednesday. Afterwards, the bus system will be cashless.
ECan had initially tagged the fare increases to the rollout of the Motu Move cards and payment system, which was supposed to happen in Christchurch about July 1.
There were challenges to the “more complex components” of the new system, said a NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi spokesperson.
