The expensive road to nowhere

The expensive road to nowhere
Hipkins made his transport election pitch with the government policy statement release. (Image: NZME)
Dileepa Fonseka
The right transport project in the right place at the right price can be a great enabler of growth, but the wrong type, place or price can be an equally epic disaster.  National’s transport policy was unveiled at the end of July with a $24 billion price tag. Yesterday, it was Labour’s turn.  A government policy statement (GPS) on transport released less than 50 days away from when advance voting starts makes it the equivalent of Labour’s transport policy, which is why Chris Hipkins, the prime minister, made comments...

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