Get on board with half-price public transport
All public transport in New Zealand will be half price from 1 April until 31 December 2022.
Half-price fares apply to Total Mobility too. Click here for more information.
This includes the Tokoroa Urban Connector bus.
Fares from 1 April 2022
| Cash
| Single trip
|
| Adult
| $1.00
|
| Children
| $0.50
|
Pre-schoolers ride for free on all services. Prices are one-way. Payment made to bus driver when you board.
Normal fares will apply from 1 January, 2023 as per the fare table below
Fares from 1 January 2023
| Cash
| Single trip
|
| Adult
| $2.00
|
| Children
| $1.00
|
Pre-schoolers ride for free on all services. Prices are one-way. Payment made to bus driver when you board.
Urban Connector operating during COVID-19 restrictions please visit this link
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Compulsory facial coverings
Face coverings should also be worn by most people on public transport and aircraft. That includes trains, buses, and ferries. It also includes the drivers of small passenger vehicles such as taxis, Uber and Zoomy.
They don’t need to be worn:
- by people with a disability or physical or mental health condition that makes covering their face difficult.
- by children under 12
- on school buses
- by passengers of small passenger vehicles, such as taxis, Uber, and Zoomy
- on charter or group tours
- on interisland ferries
- on private flights
- by private contractors of air services such as top-dressers
- in circumstances such as in an emergency or when people need to prove their identity or communicate with someone who is deaf.
If one of these reasons applies to you, you do not need to show a medical certificate or other documentation to prove why you are not wearing a face covering.
You will not be stopped from travelling on public transport.
It’s important to remember that some people will have legitimate reasons, such as a health issue, for not wearing a face covering.
We know the vast majority of people who are able to wear a face covering will help stop the spread and wear one when they need to.
If people are deliberately breaking the rules by not wearing a face covering on public transport without a legitimate reason, they can face a $300 infringement, or a court-imposed fine of up to $1,000.
- Stay safe, practice good hygiene and stay home if you are unwell.
- Buses are currently operating to their normal timetables.
- Physical distancing on buses will return.
Please bear with us as we organise on-board signage – in the meantime, please sit in every second row unless you know the person seated next to you. - Contact tracing will be recorded on the bus.
- Normal fares still apply
- Hand sanitiser is available – to both drivers and passengers
- Use of face masks is advised
- Enhanced cleaning measures for buses. Daily disinfection with bleach to all touch points including bell pushers, poles, seat back handles etc, in addition to all other normal cleaning processes.
