Who pays for Minto's Auckland free public transport promise
Mayoral hopeful says making buses, trains free will unclog Auckland's congested roads.
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Left-wing anti-capitalist activist John Minto (60) launched his campaign for Auckland mayor with a pledge to make public transport in the city free.
But some of the European zero-fare "success" stories he cites involve small and very small towns - not cities of 1.4 million people.
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Who pays for Minto's Auckland free public transport promise
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