Snapper card

Snapper Card
LocationWellington
LaunchedJune 2008
Technology
ManagerICM Limited
CurrencyNZD ($300 maximum load)
Stored-valuePay as you go
Auto rechargeAuto-topup
Validity
Retailed
  • Online
  • Telephone
  • Banks
Websitewww.snapper.co.nz

The Snapper card is a contactless electronic ticketing card used to pay for bus and train fares in Wellington, New Zealand.[1][2][3][4] It was introduced in Wellington in July 2008. Another version – the Snapper HOP card – was introduced to Auckland in 2011 and withdrawn from Auckland in late 2013.[5] Snapper CityLink cards were introduced in Whangārei in March 2014 and withdrawn in September 2018.[6] It was owned by Snapper Services Limited, a former subsidiary of Infratil until 2019 when it was sold to ICM Limited, a subsidiary of Allectus Capital.[7]

  1. ^ "Snapper card users may continue to cough up for extra fees charged by retailers". Stuff. 6 November 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. ^ Service, K.C.I. (2016). KOREA Magazine June 2016. Seoul Selection. pp. pt110-111. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Snapper will no longer be accepted in shops and cafes". Stuff. 22 May 2015. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  4. ^ Hunt, Tom (14 November 2022). "Snapper launched on all Wellington trains but its days are numbered". Stuff. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Hop off - bus cards have to be replaced". NZ Herald. 15 January 2012. ISSN 1170-0777. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Northland news in brief, use Snapper credit or lose it". NZ Herald. 31 August 2018. ISSN 1170-0777. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Infratil announces sale of Snapper Services - NZX, New Zealand's Exchange". www.nzx.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.