'Short-sighted': Christchurch bus funding doesn't exist, council says

'Short-sighted': Christchurch bus funding doesn't exist, council says
Promises made in election year cab be fickle things. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Oliver Lewis
A $78 million commitment to fast-track public transport improvements in Christchurch, the fastest-growing large city in New Zealand, has come to naught, the city council says.Last March, then transport minister Michael Wood announced money had been reprioritised from the cancelled Auckland northern pathway project – which formed part of the wider NZ Upgrade programme – to accelerate a Christchurch bus plan.The Public Transport Futures plan, endorsed by all the local councils, includes new bus lanes, frequency improvements, infrastru...

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