Snapper is great for school kids – no need to bother with bus fare or lunch money any more. If your Snapper is topped up at the start of the week, then you’re sorted.
Snapper is great for parents – you can see where a Snapper is being used, top it up online, and make sure it is spent on bus fare or lunch, and not on lollies by checking the Transaction History and the online balance.
Read all about Snapper in Schools below, or download the Snapper for Students brochure.
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Travel concession
Wellington
If you're an enrolled student at school in Wellington you'll want to make sure that you get the child fare discount when you use Snapper on the bus or the ferry. Your school may have already issued you a Snapper School ID, in which case your travel concession has already been applied to your card and you're ready to use it on the bus.
Just make sure you top it up and away you go. Check here to see if you're at a school with Snapper ID. If you're in years 1-8, then you can buy a Snapper Green or a Snapper Mini.Jr and you'll automatically get the child fare discounts on buses and ferries. As with any other Snapper, just make sure it's topped up.
If you're using any other type of Snapper such as Snapper Red, Snapper Sprat, Snapper Mini, or a Snapper USB then you'll need to get your travel concession applied to your Snapper A travel concession on your Snapper tells the readers on buses to charge the discounted fare when you travel.
To have a travel concession applied to your Snapper visit a Snapper service centre and bring some ID with your date of birth, plus proof of school attendance, alternatively email concessions@snapper.co.nz (using your school email address) with the following information:- First name
- Last name
- Snapper ID number
- Date of Birth
- Name of school you are currently enrolled in
Remember, if you don't get a concession applied to your Snapper then you'll be charged the full adult fare whenever you use the bus.
If you have a Snapper Green, Snapper Mini.Jr or a Snapper School ID, you will automatically receive the discounted child fare. There's an easy way to check if you're paying the right fare on the bus. When you tag on, if you hear two beeps, then you've been charged the child/concession fare. If you hear just one beep, then that means you're being charged the adult fare. You can also check online by registering your Snapper and creating a Snapper account so you can view your transaction summary and type of concession you have.
For more information on the choices available check out the different Types of Snapper or visit the Snapper store.Auckland
If you're enrolled at a school in Auckland and have a HOP card please visit myhop.co.nz for more information about travel concessions.
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Snapper service centres
Snapper service centres provide a full range of Snapper and Hop services (for Auckland) including selling Snapper products, top ups, checking your balance, and applying or renewing a travel concession.
Find your nearest Snapper service centre from the list below:
Wellington
- Snapper HQ: Level 8, Kordia House, 109-125 Willis Street, Wellington.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm. - Hutt City i-SITE Visitor Centre: 25 Laings Road, The Pavillion, Lower Hutt.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm. Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays, 9am - 3pm.
Phone: 04 560 4715
Auckland
- Britomart Station: Ticket booth 4, Ground Floor, Queen Street, Auckland CBD.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 8am - 8pm, Saturday and Sunday 8.30am - 5pm - i-SITE Visitor Centres:
- Princes Wharf: 137 Quay Street, Princes Wharf, Auckland CBD
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday 9.00am to 5.00pm
Phone:09 367 6009
- SkyCity Atrium: Cnr Victoria & Federal Streets, Auckland CBD
Opening hours: 8.30am to 6.00pm
Phone: 09 367 6009
- Warkworth: 1 Baxter Street, Warkworth
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday 8.30am to 5.00pm
Phone: 09 425 9081
- Waiheke: 118 Ocean View Road, Oneroa, Waiheke Island
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday 9.00am to 5.00pm
Phone: 09 372 1234
- Pukekohe: 12 Massey Ave, Pukekohe, Auckland
Opening hours: Mon to Fri 9.00am to 5.00pm, Saturday & Sunday 9.30am to 2.30pm
Phone: 09 238 4081
- Franklin: Bombay Motorway Service Centre, SH 1 / Mill Road, Bombay
Opening hours: Mon to Fri 9.00am to 5.00pm, Saturday and Sunday 10.00am to 3.30pm
Phone: 09 236 0670
- Snapper HQ: Level 8, Kordia House, 109-125 Willis Street, Wellington.
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Snapper Red or Green?
Snapper Green and Snapper Mini.Jr are for primary and intermediate school students - Year 1 to Year 8
Snapper Green and Snapper Mini.Jr are for primary and intermediate school students (Year 1 to Year 8). The Snapper Green and Snapper Mini.Jr give you instant access to discounted child fares without having to do anything else to the card.
Year 8 students can choose a Snapper Red instead, or any other Snapper, but will need to have a travel concession applied to their card at a Service Centre before they can receive the discounted child fare. A travel concession is applied onto a Snapper so the user can receive discounted travel if they are entitled to it. A Snapper Red with a travel concession can then be used all the way through secondary school (Year 9 to Year 13)
Snapper Red and all other Snappers are for secondary school students - Year 9 to Year 13 (and adults)
All secondary school students will need to have a travel concession applied onto their Snapper before they can receive the discounted child fare. A travel concession tells the readers on buses and ferries to charge the discounted child fare when you travel.
There's an easy way to check if you're paying the right fare on the bus. When you tag on, if you hear two beeps, then you've been charged the child fare. If you hear just one beep, then that means you've been charged the adult fare. You can also check online by registering your Snapper and creating a Snapper account so you can view your transaction summary and type of concession you have.For more information on the choices available check out the different Types of Snapper or visit the Snapper store.
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About Snapper passes
Passes are currently available through Wellington's Runcimans bus company. Monthly and school term passes can be loaded onto a Snapper at selected Snapper retailers.
Find my nearest Snapper retailer where I can load a pass onto my Snapper.
Using a pass on a Snapper is easy. Just tag on at the start of your journey, and tag off at the end of your journey, just the same as usual. It is important to tag on AND tag off so that the Snapper system processes your journey correctly. If you don't tag off you may be charged a penalty. See your bus company's terms and conditions for more information.
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Pay by Snapper at school
Like hundreds of other shops all around New Zealand, you can use your Snapper to buy your lunch at the school tuck shop, or to pay for things in the school office.
Find out if my school accepts payment by Snapper.
If you want to pay by Snapper at school, here's what to do:
- Find your purchase, and when it comes time to pay, just ask to pay by Snapper.
- The Snapper reader will show the amount you need to pay.
- Hold your Snapper to the Snapper reader.
- The Snapper reader will sound a “beep”, flash a blue light, and your new balance will be displayed on screen to confirm your transaction has been completed.
- That's it... you’re done! No PIN, no receipt. It's just the fastest way to pay.
Note: Don't wave or "swipe" your Snapper. The reader needs time to be able to "talk" to your Snapper in order to work. Hold your Snapper to the reader and keep it still until the transaction is complete. The Snapper process takes less than a second, so you won't be there long! For more information see Snapper technology.
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Schools with Snapper IDs
Schools can also choose to have Snapper built in to their school IDs so there's one less thing to worry about. And just to make sure there really is nothing to worry about, register your Snapper. It'll make your Snapper safer than cash - protecting it if it is lost or stolen - plus it gives you online access 24/7 to your Snapper balance and transaction history.
Check the list below to see if your school is signed up already, or get in touch if you'd like your school to add Snapper to your School ID card.
Wellington
- Mission 4 Youth
- Onslow College
- Queen Margaret College
- Raphael House Rudolf Steiner School
- Rongotai College
- Samuel Marsden Collegiate
- Scots College
- St Catherines College
- St Patricks College
- Taita College
- Wellington College
- Wellington East Girls College
- Wellington Girls’ College
- Wellington High School
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Snapper schools
As well as using Snapper School ID for your bus journey, the schools below let you pay by Snapper at the tuck shop or to buy school stationery. If you want Snapper at your school, then let us know.
School
Tuck shop
Stationery shop
Office
Wellington Rongotai College Yes Yes Yes Scots College No Yes No Wellington High School Yes No No Queen Margaret College Yes No Yes