Despite the press conference before Christmas where it was claimed that the new integrated ticket in Auckland wouldn’t be called Snapper, and the Herald revealing a $1m publicity budget for the Hop Card, Snapper branding appears to be rolling out in Auckland anyway: The latest Infratil monthly report states that […]
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The Herald has run a story on the name of the upcoming integrated ticket: Auckland Transport is calling a new electronic ticket for seamless travel on buses, trains and ferries the Hop Card, and has approved a $1 million budget to publicise it. It refuses to confirm the name until […]
The new ticketing system for bus, ferry and rail needs a great brand name. It needs to convey that its easy and convenient, as well as offering great value to a wide variety of destinations in Auckland. All in two words or less. Vote at http://ideas.bettertransport.org.nz/forums/92933-integrated-ticket-brand-name
Mathew Dearnaley reports in the Herald Bus operators Ritchies Transport and Howick and Eastern said they were still investigating various options for joining the scheme, and were unlikely to sign up in time for the rugby cup. Ritchies director Andrew Ritchie said the ticketing machines on his 200 or so […]
Auckland Transport have just done a media release: Auckland Transport today announced a key development in the region’s Integrated Ticketing system will be introduced early next year which will allow people to use a single “smart-card” on public transport in Auckland. Auckland Transport’s Chief Executive, David Warburton said, “Supplementing the […]
The Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA), in conjunction with its partner Thales and its funders the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) and the Auckland Regional Council (ARC), today signed the contract to deliver a super transport ticket for Auckland. The ticket will be Auckland and New Zealand’s first, true multi-modal […]
The New Zealand Herald reports that Infratil is due to launch its electronic public transport ticket system, Snapper, on its NZ Bus services. Meanwhile the Auckland Regional Transport Authority is poised to agree the system with the French electronic firm Thales, which will allow passengers to transfer between buses, trains […]
Over at the forum, I asked the question what would make a good fare structure for Auckland. Given the recent news that the Snapper system is coming to Auckland next year, I think it is important to focus on what would really make a difference to the average punter using buses, trains and […]