New Matariki and Queen holidays will add $5m to CRL project

New Matariki and Queen holidays will add $5m to CRL project
CRL's Sean Sweeney says new holidays are adding to the cost of the project. (Image: NZME)
Brent Melville
The public holiday to honour Queen Elizabeth II will add $1 million to the overall cost of the City Rail Link, according to its chief executive, Sean Sweeney.That's in addition to the estimated $4m bill that the new Matariki holiday will impose on the country's biggest transport project by the time it's complete in 2025.The one-off holiday and state memorial service were announced on Monday, to mark the death of a monarch who reigned for more than 70 years.However, the addition of those contractual holiday costs was a drop in the bu...

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