Politics Blog - April 29 - May 5

The Government's public transport subsidies are coming to an end - but how much fares will rise depends on where you are in the country.

Tuesday is the final day that the subsidy is in place and fares will rise in many places from Wednesday.

However, some councils will continue to fund cheaper fares for select groups.

RNZ has the details of how much more people will be paying for the bus or train in the main centres.