Chris Bishop wants to ‘tweak’ volcanic viewshafts to enable more Auckland development

Transport Minister Chris Bishop says volcanic viewshaft restrictions are one barrier to high-density developments in Auckland. (Image: BusinessDesk)

Oliver Lewis

Fri, 21 Feb 2025

The Government has allocated $200 million to remove level rail crossings in Auckland and signalled its willingness to support changes to volcanic viewshafts, which are hindering development in parts of the city.Transport Minister Chris Bishop made the announcement in his first major speech since assuming the transport portfolio at an event hosted by the Committee for Auckland group on Friday.As part of Budget 2024, the Government set aside a tagged contingency of $1 billion to accelerate its programme of roads of national significance (Rons) an...

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