Bus fares across the Wellington region are going to rise by 6% from April 1, following the regional council’s annual fares review.
It comes at a time when the network operator Metlink continue to battle widespread disruptions amidst driver shortages, causing routes to experience late arrivals and passenger frustration.
Disruptions reached a peak at the end of January, when a reduced schedule meant passengers either missing buses or being crammed like sardines into the buses that were running.
Despite this, Greater Wellington Regional Council transport committee chair councillor Thomas Nash said raising the public transport fares was the only way to inject money into the service for much-needed improvements.
