Paying over the odds for our four-lane highways

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Paying over the odds for our four-lane highways

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24 minutes 34 seconds

3 weeks ago

Paying over the odds for our four-lane highways

The figures keep blowing up when it comes to paying for our Roads of National Significance, and critics say some of the justifications are shonky

Has justifying our massive spend-up on roads been 'juiced by some convenient maths' or are New Zealanders not capable of seeing the big picture?

Guests:

Matt Lowrie - Greater Auckland director
Nick Leggett - Infrastructure New Zealand chief executive
Marc Daalder - Newsroom senior political reporter

Learn more:

Greater Auckland blog
Infrastructure NZ Transmission Gully report
Marc Daalder's article in Newsroom
NZTA's list of the 17 roads of national significance

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