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Labour Proposes $10-$20 Fare Cap, Sparks Funding Fight

6/12/2026

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Labour announced a weekly fare cap of $10 in towns and $20 in cities, costing $65 million a year.
Transport minister Simeon Brown said the National Land Transport Fund should support road projects, not public-transport subsidies, and accused Labour of bribing New Zealanders.
Prime Minister Chris Luxon asked what would be cut from the fund to finance the fare-cap scheme.
Transport minister Chris Bishop suggested using an unallocated $450 million emergency fund for public-transport improvements.

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Labour announced a weekly fare cap of $10 in towns and $20 in cities, costing $65 million a year.
Transport minister Simeon Brown said the National Land Transport Fund should support road projects, not public-transport subsidies, and accused Labour of bribing New Zealanders.
Prime Minister Chris Luxon asked what would be cut from the fund to finance the fare-cap scheme.
Transport minister Chris Bishop suggested using an unallocated $450 million emergency fund for public-transport improvements.