page_title: Public transport in Hamilton and Waikato
section_title: Information technology
hierarchical_section_title: Public transport in Hamilton and Waikato / Infrastructure / Information technology
caption_attribution_description: English: Bee cards replaced BusIt cards in Waikato on 1 July 2020
context_page_description: Public transport in Hamilton and the Waikato Region is poorly developed. Only 0.9% of trips were made by bus in 2013/14. This compares with 2.3% nationally, which itself is amongst the lowest modal shares in the world. A Mass Transit Plan aiming to increase public transport's share in Hamilton from 3 to 10% by running services at 10 minute intervals, was to be developed in 2019, but has yet to be funded by NZTA. Waikato, like all other regions, with the exception of Auckland and Wellington, saw falls in use of public transport from 2012. As the map shows, the coverage is sparse and, even of those services which operate daily, most have only 2 or 3 buses a day in each direction. Only Hamilton urban services and those to Huntly run hourly, or more frequently. 41% of passengers travel on the three routes which run at 15 minute intervals.
  Hamilton has 26 bus routes covering most of its urban area. Buses also serve Cambridge, Coromandel, Huntly, Mangakino, Morrinsville, Ngāruawāhia, Paeroa, Port Waikato, Pukekohe, Raglan, Taupō, Thames, Te Aroha, Te Awamutu, Te Kauwhata, Tīrau, Putāruru and Tokoroa. A summer shuttle runs between Hahei and Cathedral Cove.
context_section_description: A smartcard marketed as a BusIt Card was introduced in 2003. It gave roughly a 30% discount. About 40,000 (10% of Waikato's population) were in use. Cards cost $5. A switch to Bee Cards was made on 1 July 2020.
  In 2017/18 solar-powered, real-time arrival information boards were installed at 5 bus stops and CCTV and wifi on buses. The Transit app was introduced in 2017, allowing mobile phone users to track buses and plan journeys.
caption: Bee cards replaced BusIt cards in Waikato on 1 July 2020
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