Regional Public Transport Plan 2015-2025

Waikato Regional Council is responsible for the planning, management and provision of public transport in the region.

The Waikato Regional Public Transport Plan (RPTP) 2015-2025 identifies the public transport services that Waikato Regional Council will provide over the next 10 years.

The plan also identifies the policies, procedures, information and infrastructure to support the delivery of these services.

The Waikato Regional Public Transport Plan 2015-2025 was adopted by the council on 26 March 2015. You can read it, below.

Waikato Regional Public Transport Plan 2015-2025 [PDF, 7 MB]
*Please note sections 6.3.1 and 6.3.2 of the RPTP have been amended as part of a variation to the RPTP approved by Council in February 2018. Please see below for further detail.

Variation to the Waikato Regional Public Transport Plan 2015-2025

>> Read the variation document [PDF, 711 KB]

Waikato Regional Council adopted a variation to the Waikato Regional Public Transport Plan 2015-25 (RPTP) on 22 February 2018.

This variation sets out the amendments to sections 6.3.1 (fares and ticketing system) and 6.3.2 (fare concessions) of the RPTP to enable the introduction of a new zone fare structure, an improved ticketing system and a range of fare products to encourage greater use of public transport and electronic ticketing.

What's changing, and when?

As part of the variation, a series of fare initiatives will be introduced in late 2018 (to coincide with the implementation of a new electronic ticketing system).

These include:

• Implementing a zone fare structure that covers the entire region.
• Simplifying and rationalising existing ticketing products and standardising smartcard discount rates across all services within the region.
• Expanding provision of free transfers across all services within the region.
• Standardising concession discount rates across all services.
• Introducing daily and weekly fare caps for smartcard users on all Hamilton transport services.

For further information about the variation to the RPTP and proposed fare and ticketing changes, please contact Vincent Kuo, Senior Policy Advisor, Transport and Infrastructure. Phone him on 0800 800 401 or email vincent.kuo@waikatoregion.govt.nz