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Wellington Mayor looks to review bus lanes as they rake in nearly $6m in fines

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Publish Date
Wed, 25 Feb 2026, 8:32am
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Wellington Mayor looks to review bus lanes as they rake in nearly $6m in fines

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 25 Feb 2026, 8:32am

Wellington's Mayor is considering taking the city's bus lanes back to the drawing board. 

People driving in bus lanes are Wellington City Council's biggest money grabber, raking in around $6 million in fines. 

A new bus lane on Cambridge Terrace caught tens of thousands of people exceeding the 50 metre maximum, worth a penalty fee of $150. 

Andrew Little told Mike Hosking he doesn't want bus lane cameras to be seen as a source of revenue for the council. 

He says there's a genuine question on whether they need to be designated bus lanes for 12 hours a day seven days a week. 

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