HOP, the Auckland multi-platform travel card, was meant to be phased out by a single national card. Project NEXT, New Zealand's troubled plan for a single national public transport card has been quietly delayed yet again. READ MORE:* Coronavirus: Hopes Wellington can avoid becoming a congested transport basket-case again* 13 years of waiting for promised national public transport card* Some hopeful signs of an end to bustastrophinessSome companies had blamed Covid-19 for interrupting schedules, Duffin said. Officially, the agency says the card will launch first in Wellington in late 2021, even with the new delays. However, in 2015 GWRC rejected the HOP card, claiming it was outdated.

Source: Stuff July 01, 2020 17:02 UTC