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14 January 2025
Dan Moskovitz
[FYI request #29438 email]
REF: OIA-17141
Dear Dan
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email
of 3 December 2024 requesting the fol owing information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
In the recent RNZ article discussing how the amount of public transport subsided by Waka
Kotahi has changed, the fol owing fact is attributed to Minister Brown:
"In 2017, public transport users contributed 40 percent of the operating costs, but by 2023
this had dropped to 10 percent."
In 2023, half price fares for under-25s was stil in effect. As of 2024, this is no longer in effect.
Can Waka Kotahi confirm if the figure is stil 10% even after the removal of half price fares? If
not, what is the new figure?
This information is publicly available in the
Increasing the private share of public transport operating
expenditure discussion document, and specifical y Section
4.2.1 Private share national trend. You can
access it here:
Increasing the private share of public transport operating expenditure – PTA discussion
document – November 2024
Regarding the difference between the 10 percent number quoted by the Minister (from th
e 2024
Government Policy Statement) and the 11.6 percent number calculated in the discussion document -
the variance is due to minor differences in how national costs are aggregated and subsequent
adjustments to how private share is calculated.
If you would like to discuss this reply with NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA), please contact
Ministerial Services by email to [NZTA request email].
Yours sincerely
David Shepherd
National Manager – Multimodal Integration
