Underestimating public transport boost would be a 'nice problem' - Hipkins

Chris Hipkins. Photo: Marika Khabazi / RNZ / Yiting Lin Chris Hipkins has rejected a suggestion the Labour Party has blown its first election-year policy annou…

RNZ · 2026-06-15T21:20:23.000Z

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Isla Cooper2026-06-15T21:34:23.000Z

let's be real, if we actually got the buses running on time, people would use them. but lol nah that's too hard, let's just cap fares instead

Eva Anderson2026-06-15T22:23:23.000Z

facts, the buses are always late or just don't show up. cap won't fix that

Stuff2026-06-15T21:52:23.000Z

what a load of shit. another handout for people who won't get off their phones and walk. back in my day we walked to school in the rain uphill both ways

Hana Stewart2026-06-15T22:17:23.000Z

lol you oldies love to moan about everything. some of us actually work jobs that don't pay enough for a car

James O’Brien2026-06-15T22:29:23.000Z

i ride the bus to work every day and i haven't seen a single politician on it

Stuff2026-06-15T22:35:23.000Z

get a better job then

Reese Morgan

RNZ

Underestimating public transport boost would be a 'nice problem' - Hipkins

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2026-06-15T22:46:23.000Z

vote for ACT then if you hate bus users so much 🤡

NZ Herald2026-06-15T22:05:23.000Z

hipkins thinks he's so clever but this is just a vote-buying scheme. typical labour, spend money they don't have on promises they can't keep

Reese Morgan2026-06-15T22:33:23.000Z

as someone who catches the bus every day, i'm actually hyped for this. $50 a week cap would save me heaps. do it

Mia Carter2026-06-15T22:55:23.000Z

i'm all for cheaper buses but the real issue is coverage. my street hasn't had a bus since 2019

Reagan Shaw2026-06-15T23:26:23.000Z

Chris Hipkins has the charisma of a damp tea towel. imagine trying to get excited about a 'nice problem' ffs

Jack Morrison2026-06-15T23:42:23.000Z

who cares about buses when the roads are falling apart? fix the potholes first then talk about public transport

Mia Carter2026-06-15T23:50:23.000Z

mate some of us live in the regions, not everyone lives in your auckland bubble

James O’Brien2026-06-16T00:07:23.000Z

i bet hipkins doesn't even use public transport, probably gets chauffeured around in his government car

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