The high price of fuel is being credited with helping boosting public transport patronage in Auckland and other cities.
More than 64 million trips were taken on public transport in Auckland in the year to March, which breaks a record set in the 1950s.
In Wellington, there peak-time patronage on trains has increased 1.6% in the first four months of the year.
The Otago Regional Council's contracted bus services are up almost 1% in Dunedin this year, and Hamilton also recorded gains in February and March.
Transport Minister Steven Joyce says the cost of fuel is a likely factor in the rises, but it also shows public transport is in good shape.
Despite two price reductions this month, 91 octane petrol is still selling at about $2.12 a litre.
