'Material' Miscalculation - Economists Identify Apparent Errors in Labour's Transport Policy

Hipkins stands by public transport cap costing

Labour leader Chris Hipkins. His party has estimated a net cost of $65 million a year for its promise to cap fares at $20 a week in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch and $10 everywhere else. Photos: RNZ Lillian Hanly of RNZ,  RNZ Morning Report Chris Hipkins has rejected a suggestion the Labour Party has blown its first election-year policy announcement.

'Material' miscalculation - economists identify apparent errors in Labour's transport policy

Analysis - Economists say the party has underestimated its $65m pricetag, but also that National's $1.6b claim is "utter nonsense".

Public Transport snobbishness and double standards attack Labour’s capped Fare policy but commuters will love it!

The attack on Labour’s public transport $20fare cap has been a mix of snobbishness by the critics and a level...

Labour's Fare Cap Election Policy

The Labour Party has finally delivered an election policy: it’s about transport and the cost of living, and we think it’s a good one – they propose capping the cost of public transport. Labour will make it cheaper for New Zealanders to catch the bus or train, by capping weekly fares at just $20 in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, and $10 a week everywhere else in New Zealand. “Our fare cap is a major cost-of-living commitment designed to p…