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1,103 employees referred their employer last quarter
Inland Revenue Approved · Binding Ruling BR Prd 25/03
Your commute is costing you $900/year more than it could.
New Zealand employers can now offer tax-free public transport through Extraordinary, backed by a binding Inland Revenue ruling. Most Wellington employers don't know yet. Tell yours in 2 minutes. Your name stays anonymous.
Broadly cost-neutral for your employer
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Key stats
$900+
in yearly saving
200+
corporate now offer this benefit
Typically live within
1-2 pay cycles.
THE MATH
See what you would save
Eastbourne → Queens Wharf
Daily commuter · Adult 10-trip · East by West $110.30/week
$2,050.12
annual pre-tax saving
Karori → CBD
Daily commuter · 3 zones · Snapper $46.70/week
$900.87
annual pre-tax saving
Upper Hutt → CBD
Daily commuter · 7 zones · Snapper $92.30/week
$1,724.86
annual pre-tax saving
Based on current Adult Snapper peak fares (Metlink, in effect since 15 May 2026), calculated over a 52-week year at 5 days/week. Assumes an $80,000 gross income and tracks standard New Zealand PAYE and ACC tax brackets. Indicative only — actual savings vary by individual circumstances.
Run the numbers for yourself
See how much you could save each year with Inland Revenue-approved, pre-tax public transport benefits through the Extraordinary platform. Keep more of your pay in your pocket.
For guidance only. Actual savings vary based on income, KiwiSaver rate and other entitlements. Based on a Deloitte-prepared tax model.
Four steps. Done in two minutes.
You fill in the form. We do everything else. Your employer gets a clean, professional email. Your name doesn't appear in it.
You refer (2 min)
Fill in the form above with your employer's name and email. Takes 2 minutes. Your name stays anonymous from your employer.
We email your boss
We send them a short, professional email covering the benefit, the Inland Revenue ruling, and what setup looks like. Your name doesn't appear anywhere in it. Completely anonymous.
We set up your employer
Once your employer says yes, we work directly with their HR or payroll team to get them set up. Most Wellington teams are live within a fortnight.
You save, every trip
Pre-tax money loads to your Extraordinary card every pay run. Top it up to Snapper. Save 30%+ on every Metlink bus, train and ferry.
Once your Employer Is Live.
Here's how the saving actually works once your employer is set up. It runs in the background. No admin on your end.
Opt in
Your employer will let you know how to sign up. You tell them how much you spend on Snapper each week, sign a short declaration, and that amount comes out of your salary pre-tax. Takes about 3 minutes.
Save instantly
Your pre-tax transport amount loads onto your Extraordinary card every pay run. Use it to top up Snapper the way you always have. Same routine. 30%+ cheaper.
key FEATURES
FBT exempt
See every top-up, balance and transaction in your Extraordinary app. Watch your transport spend over weeks, months, years.
Runs through payroll
Your employer sets your weekly transport amount and it flows through your normal pay run. No expense claims, no reimbursements, no admin from you.
Notified every top-up
Push notifications straight to your phone every time your pre-tax transport money lands. You always know what you've got.
You're not the only one
Employees at Spark, Air New Zealand and 2degrees are already saving on every commute.
Save $900+ per year
That's what you save on a $70,000 salary, sacrificing $50 a week on Snapper. Longer commute, bigger saving
Works with Snapper Card
Top up your Snapper with your Extraordinary balance the same way you already do. The card will support Motu Move when it launches.
"Introducing Extraordinary's Public Transport module across our team was a no-brainer for us. The team love the ability to save on their daily commute, and it's a simple, yet effective initiative that genuinely makes a difference."
Pre-tax transport, made simple.
With our binding ruling from Inland Revenue, companies can now help employees save on public transport.
Employees can now use pre-tax income to pay for public transport.
Saving the average employee $900+ annually on commuting costs.
There is no reason your company shouldn't offer this to you.
Questions? Answered.
No. When you submit the form, we send your employer a short, professional email about pre-tax public transport. Your name is not included. Anonymity is built into the Extraordinary referral flow.
Through salary sacrifice. Your employer reduces your gross pay by an agreed amount each pay run. That amount comes out before PAYE, ACC and KiwiSaver, then lands on your Extraordinary card. You use it to top up Snapper the way you already do. Pre-tax money means your commute effectively costs 30% less.
Around 30% on every Metlink trip. On an $80k salary sacrificing $50 a week, take-home drops about $31 and you get $50 of pre-tax transport. Net: $18.53 a week, or just over $900 a year. Upper Hutt to CBD saves around $1,289/year, Porirua around $893, Lower Hutt around $732.
Broadly cost-neutral. The platform fee is $50 per employee per year. Employer KiwiSaver savings on the sacrificed amount typically offset it. Break-even hits at $28/week. Above that, your employer is slightly ahead. No FBT cost: public transport is FBT-exempt under section CX 19C, confirmed by Inland Revenue ruling BR Prd 25/03.
A small amount. Both your KiwiSaver contribution and your employer's are calculated on the reduced gross salary, so both drop slightly. Tax and ACC savings outweigh the KiwiSaver reduction in most cases. Worth modelling if you're close to a KiwiSaver milestone.
Unpaid leave pauses the sacrifice until you return. Paid leave doesn't interrupt anything. If you leave your job, the sacrifice stops at your final pay run. Use any remaining card balance to top up Snapper before it deactivates.