Toll Tales: a cross-country journey through toll road controversies

National promised to review a planned toll of the under construction Penlink. (Image: NZTA)

Tue, 19 Mar 2024

Australian investment manager Magellan once referred to toll roads as the “kings of infrastructure” because of how solid the returns from them were. Now, the New South Wales government seems to be considering regicide, just as New Zealand moves to embrace more tolls. The NZ government is championing more tolls for roads to help echo the big infrastructure investment seen in Australia, but an interim report from a NSW inquiry into their use has attacked how much people are having to spend.Meanwhile, transport minister Simeo...

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