Joint Nelson
Tasman Regional Transport Committee Agenda – 07 May 2025
MEMBERSHIP
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Chairperson
Deputy Mayor S Bryant
(Tasman District Council)
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Deputy Chairperson
Mayor N Smith
(Nelson City Council)
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Members
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Cr B Dowler
(Tasman District Council)
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Deputy Mayor R O’Neill-Stevens
(Nelson City Council)
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NZTA Waka Kotahi
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Ms E Speight
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Alternate Members
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Cr C Butler
(Tasman District Council)
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Cr M Courtney
(Nelson City Council)
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Cr J Ellis
(Tasman District Council)
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Cr J Hodgson
(Nelson City Council)
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(Quorum 3 members)
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Contact Telephone: 03 543 8400
Email: tdc.governance@tasman.govt.nz
Website:
www.tasman.govt.nz
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AGENDA
1 Opening,
Welcome, KARAKIA
2 Apologies
and Leave of Absence
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Recommendation
That the apology from
Mayor Smith be accepted.
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3 Public
Forum
3.1 NZ
Automobile Association - Kyle Lightfoot and Richard Popenhagen................. 4
4 Declarations
of Interest
5 LATE
ITEMS
6 Confirmation
of minutes
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That the minutes of
the Joint Nelson Tasman Regional Transport Committee meeting held on Monday,
10 March 2025, be confirmed as a true and correct record of the meeting.
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7 Reports
7.1 NZ
Transport Agency Waka Kotahi Update............................................................ 5
7.2 Public
Transport Review Update........................................................................... 20
8 Confidential
Session
Nil
9 CLOSING
KARAKIA
Joint Nelson Tasman Regional
Transport Committee Agenda – 07 May 2025
7.2 Public Transport Review Update
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Report
To:
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Joint
Nelson Tasman Regional Transport Committee
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Meeting
Date:
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7
May 2025
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Report
Author:
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James
Hills, Senior Transport Planner, Nelson City Council
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Report
Authorisers:
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Dwayne
Fletcher, Strategic Policy Manager; John Ridd, Group Manager - Service and
Strategy
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Report
Number:
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RNTRTC25-05-3
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1.1 This report provides a summary of the
actions being worked on as part of the public transport review as presented at
the March Nelson Tasman Joint Regional Transport Committee (JRTC).
1.2 In addition, as agreed at the March JRTC
this report outlines the inflation mechanism and associated percentage increase
to be added to eBus Bee Card fares.
Public Transport Improvements
2.1 As presented at the March JRTC a number
of short-term, medium-term and long-term actions have been identified to
improve the eBus service. Improvements have been developed that considers
funding availability, customer satisfaction and the wider public transport
context e.g. private share expectations.
2.2 Table 1 (below) outlines the short-term
improvements that transport officers are working towards and investigating as
part of the next stage of the public transport review. Once we understand the
implications of these changes, including costs, we will seek JRTC feedback and
direction on these improvements.
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Route Number
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Optimisations &
Improvements
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1
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Additional Morning Trips
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2
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Additional Morning Trips
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3
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New stop on Atawhai Drive opposite
Paremata Street
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4
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Pascoe Street rerouting from Bolt Road
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Pascoe Street new stops x2
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Move stops from Bolt Road to Quarantine Road and Parkers
Road
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5 & 6
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Additional stop near Aquatic Centre (existing bus stop)
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Additional stop at Girls College (existing bus stop)
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Late Late Bus
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Remove last trip and re-allocate it as an earlier trip
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Network Wide
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Optimise timetable to
improve reliability and incorporate other changes
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Transition to Millers Acre
Bus Hub terminus
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Transition to Motu Move
(National Ticketing Solution)
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Table 1: Proposed PT optimisations and
improvements in the short term.
2.3 Transport officers will provide regular
progress updates on the above optimisations and improvements to the JRTC.
Motu Move, National Ticketing Solution
2.4 As outlined in Table 1 (above), staff
are working collaboratively with NZTA to transition to the National Ticketing
Solution for use on the eBus service.
2.5 There are a number of areas staff need
to understand and manage including:
2.5.1 timelines and consequences of delays
2.5.2 reimbursement of Bee Card balances
2.5.3 future of cash fares
2.5.4 cost of cards.
2.6 The JRTC has
provided guidance on these matters and a report will be coming to the August
RTC meeting for decisions.
Public Transport Fares – Public Transport Contract
Indices increase
2.7 At the March 2025 JRTC meeting, the JRTC
agreed to increase existing eBus fares to account for inflation when paying
with a Bee Card, effective from 1 July 2025. Cash fares are not affected (see
Table 3 below).
2.8 While a number of inflation measures
were discussed, the JRTC has delegation to propose and determine fare increases
up to inflation changes as reflected in Public Transport Contract Indices
(PTCI) (allowing for rounding).
2.9 We therefore recommend utilising the
Public Transport Contract Indices rate with the most recent provided by NZTA as
of December 2024, for electric buses being 2.69%[1].
2.10 Table 2 (below) outlines the existing and increased eBus Bee Card fare
structure after a 2.69% increase. Fares have been rounded to the nearest one
cent. A 1 Zone adult eBus fare would increase from $2.10 to $2.16 with a 2.69%
increase. There are no changes to ‘Infant under 5’ fares or ‘Super
Gold Card off-peak’ fares as both of these groups travel for free. There
is also no proposed change to the ‘Late Late Bus’ as cash and Bee
Card fares for this service are currently the same price.
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Fare
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Existing Bee Card Fares
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New fares after PTCI%
increase
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1 Zone
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2 Zones
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3 Zones
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1 Zone
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2 Zones
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3 Zones
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Adult
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$2.10
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$4.20
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$6.30
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$2.16
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$4.31
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$6.47
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Child 5-12
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$1.05
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$2.10
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$3.15
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$1.08
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$2.16
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$3.23
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Youth 13-18
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Tertiary Student
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Community Services Card
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Table 2: Existing eBus Bee Card fares
with PTCI% increase (2.69%)
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Fare Type
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Existing Cash Fares
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1 Zone
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2 Zones
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3 Zones
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Adult
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$3.00
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$6.00
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$9.00
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Child 5-18
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$2.00
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$3.00
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$4.00
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Concessions
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$2.00
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$3.00
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$4.00
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Table 3: Existing cash fares to remain
the same
That the Joint Nelson
Tasman Regional Transport Committee
1. receives
the Public Transport Review Update report RNTRTC25-05-3; and
2. approves a 2.69%
public transport contract indices increase to eBus Bee Card fares, effective
from 1 July 2025.
4. Important
considerations for decision-making
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4.1 Fit
with Purpose of Local Government
Providing and giving effect to Regional Land Transport Plan and
Regional Public Transport Plan is a requirement of the Land Transport
Management Act 2003.
NZTA Waka Kotahi through their development guidelines for
developing regional public transport plans, outline that public transport
authorities must undertake annual pricing reviews and six-yearly fare
structure reviews.
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4.2 Consistency
with Community Outcomes and Council Policy
Councils have adopted a joint Regional Land
Transport Plan and joint Regional Public Transport Plan as a requirement of
the Land Transport Management Act 2003. The development and operation of a
Public Transport service contributes to the community outcome “our
infrastructure is efficient, cost effective and meets current and future
needs”.
Through the Public Transport Review, transport
officers have developed a number of measures to optimise the eBus service and
grow patronage with the resources available.
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4.3 Risk
Increases in fares and/or reductions in services are likely to
reduce transport choices for some members of the Nelson Tasman communities
who have few transport choices, and also discourage other users. This could
result in a reduction in patronage of the services.
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4.4 Financial
impact
A Fare increase
level to the latest Public Transport Contract Indices (PTCI) and no increase
in base patronage is estimated to increase private share in the order of
0.3%.
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4.5 Degree
of significance and level of engagement
A fare
increase of 2.69% is level with the latest (PTCI) up to December 2024 as
outlined by NZTA. A fare increase to the Public
Transport Contract Indices rate does not require the need to consult.
The Regional
Public Transport Plan (RPTP) has its own Significance Policy which allows for
minor changes in fare levels in accordance with current policy and funding
levels. There is an expectation from NZTA that fare levels will be reviewed
annually.
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4.6 Climate
Impact
Support for growing public transport use and
improving the public transport offering will contribute to reducing transport
emissions.
Increasing patronage leads to mode shift away from the
private car which reduces the environmental impact of land transport and
reduces transport emissions. Greater public transport use also reduces
congestion on the local road network.
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4.7 Inclusion
of Māori in the decision-making process
No engagement
with Māori has been undertaken in preparing this report
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4.8 Delegations
The Joint Regional Transport Committee may approve and propose a
fare increases up to the Public Transport Contract Indices rate (allowing for
rounding). Any recommendation to increase fares above the Public Transport
Contract Indices rate will need to be made to the Joint Council for approval.
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Nil
