Bus fares on Tauranga's Schoolhopper bus network will increase in 2016.
The fares will increase from $1.15 to $1.51 for those using a Smartride Card and from $1.60 to $1.90 for a cash fare at the start of the 2016 school year. It will apply on both the Schoolhopper and Bayhopper networks.
Bay of Plenty Regional Council transport policy manager Garry Maloney said the change meant the student fare would be standard across both the Tauranga urban Bayhopper and Schoolhopper networks from the start of Term 1, 2016.
"The increase has been made in line with other increases that occurred across the region on our networks earlier in the year, and follows the regional policy for setting fares," Mr Maloney said.
"It puts more of the cost of the service onto those using it."