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The Transport Minister says changes to the way Kiwis pay for public transport will help boost patronage. Michael Wood announced this morning that from 2024, people in some parts of the country will be able to pay for bus, ferry and train rides with an EFTPOS or credit card. There's been some criticism this is too long of a wait for many. But Wood told Andrew Dickens that's because there's a lot of work to do to set the system up. “And we’re also conscious we want to measure twice, cut once. We want it to get this right when it’s rolled out, we don’t want there to be mistakes so we’ll take a little bit longer to get it right.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.