By Amelia WadeSome Aucklanders will have noticed their commutes were a little cheaper yesterday as officials rolled out the city's new fare system. Auckland Transport said the new system, dubbed "simpler fares", would help make it easier for people using multiple forms of transport to get around. The 13 fare zones are Hibiscus Coast, Upper North Shore and Lower North Shore in North Auckland and Helensville, Huapai and Waitakere in West Auckland. Homan said the simpler fares would become increasingly important as Auckland Transport rolls out new public transport over the next two years, beginning with South Auckland later this year. The fare system has been rolled out the same time as an update to Auckland Transport's app which the agency said was more user-friendly.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 15, 2016 05:48 UTC