New Ticketing System Contract Awarded

I don't know why this seems to have bypassed me, although I was aware a contract had been awarded, I was unaware to whom.

In any case Christchurch's ticketing system is to be overhauled and it will allow the metrocard to perform a number of new functions including online and off bus eftpos top ups. The company given the task of achieving this is INIT of Germany and they have a proven track record in that country. Interestingly current metrocards will still be capable of being used on the new system. There are still few details about this but the system will be phased in over the next year so expect to start seeing new computers on our buses soon.

Obviously this means that Infratils 'Snapper' card will not be adapted for Christchurch (at least in the foreseeable future) and that the decision has been made to go down our own route, which is fair enough as it lets us just get on with it.