A discussion on the premature rollout of Wellington's contactless public transport system, contrasting it with the delayed national contactless payment system, and questioning the cost, timing, and efficiency of government transport infrastructure investments.
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To something else entirely, if you're listening from Wellington, you're going to be able to use a pay wave card to catch public transport from this Sunday. This is not because of the new national ticketing system. Remember that? That's supposed to be the card that will eventually be able to use on all the public transport across the country. That system isn't due to be introduced to Wellington until late next year. So Greater Wellington Regional Council, if you remember, broadened its own contactless payment system in the meantime. John Reeves is the Public Transport Users Association National Coordinator and is with us now. Hey, John. Now, John, when I saw this being announced today that they had the system up and running, it surprised me because didn't they only just announce it at the end of last year?
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