Archive for: fare evasion

Getting Away With It

Getting Away With It

Only Britomart and Newmarket will have ticket gates when integrated ticketing is introduced for trains at the end of the year. These are the gates you see in other...

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Bus Behaviour Worries Hamilton

Bus Behaviour Worries Hamilton

Bad behaviour by school kids on Hamilton buses is worrying the local regional council. Bus use has boomed in Hamilton over the past five years with annual patronage...

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Another Blitz

Another Blitz

Another train fare blitz today at Britomart to catch those who did not pay or at least remind them the chances are they may get caught. This morning's blitz...

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Ticket Blitz Ready

Ticket Blitz Ready

The barriers are up at Britomart in preparation for this week’s start of an ARTA’s crackdown on train fare evasion. You will have to show a train ticket...

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Major Crackdown On Fare Evasion

Major Crackdown On Fare Evasion

Auckland’s train authorities are launching a major crackdown on fare evasion. They say this is in part due to feedback from customers complaining that people are...

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Odd Way To Celebrate Good News

Odd Way To Celebrate Good News

If I were running public transport in Auckland, I would have celebrated wildly today. Hours after the announcement of integrated ticketing - one of the most...

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