'Roads of National party significance': Wayne Brown questions Auckland highways

'Roads of National party significance': Wayne Brown questions Auckland highways
Wayne Brown wants his under-development integrated transport plan to guide investment priorities for Auckland. (Image: NZME)
Oliver Lewis
Major highway projects identified by the government as priorities for Auckland aren’t priorities for mayor Wayne Brown.On Monday, the transport minister released the draft government policy statement (GPS) on land transport, a strategic document that functions as a transport budget. It provisioned for more than $20 billion in spending between 2024 and 2027, including a major focus on new roads of national significance (Rons), a return to the highway building programme started by the last National government.'A respectful relation...

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