Photo: SUPPLIED / GWRCIt will be more expensive to travel on Wellington's public transport later this year. That means for a passenger commuting between suburbs such as Karori, Khandallah, Lyall Bay and the city centre, rush-hour fares are going up from $4.53 to $4.67, but off-peak fares rise from $3.17 to $3.74. Ros Connelly, the chairperson of the regional council's public transport committee, said the 3.1 percent increase was the limit between prudent economic management and what the public could afford. "While my personal preference in an ideal world would be to have free public transport across our whole region. Last year, Metlink increased its fares by 2.2 percent and dropped the off-peak discount from 50 percent to 30 percent.

Source: Stuff February 20, 2026 13:05 UTC