A road cone too many

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Fri, 16 Aug 2024

All roads lead to Rome, or should that be all roads are paved with road cones? It is official: the Government and the two Browns (minister and mayor) have declared war on road cones.Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown refers to “road cone mania”, and Transport Minister Simeon Brown has referred to road cone use as being “out of control”. Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden has also taken up the mantle, announcing in March that health and safety is a high priority for reform and commencing co...

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