Motu Move

How you pay to travel on public transport in Aotearoa New Zealand is changing.

Motu Move is a new national ticketing and payment system that will provide easy, consistent ways to pay for buses, trains and ferries across the country.  It will bring the option to pay by contactless debit or credit cards, smartphones and watches, or a prepaid Motu Move card.  By making payments easier, it will encourage more people to use public transport more often.

The National Ticketing Solution (NTS) is a partnership between the New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) and 13 Public Transport Authorities (PTAs) which will provide a range of easy-to-use payment methods for all public transport across the country.

The new national system will be called Motu Move. Customers will be able to pay for public transport using contactless debit or credit cards and digital payment methods such as Apple Pay and Google Pay on mobile phones and smart watches, as well as a prepaid Motu Move card and pre-bought tickets.

For more updates, please find the latest information on the NZTA Waka Kotahi website.

What's next?

  • Bee Card holders don't need to do anything right now
  • You'll be given lots of notice and support to run down card balances and choose your new way to pay ahead of Motu Move coming to our region
  • Only the Bee Card Terms and Conditions changed on 27 February
  • For more information on Motu Move go to motumove.govt.nz

Waikato Regional Council issued a public notice regarding the changes to the Bee Card Terms and Conditions on 29 January 2025 – read more here.