Transport / Infrastructure

'Laughable at best' Transport Minister on National's roading promises

17:18 pm on 31 July 2023

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"Breathtakingly misleading" and "laughable at best", that's Transport Minister David Parker's take on the National Party's costing for one of its big election roading promises.

The opposition party announced plans for four lane motorways from Whangarei to Tauranga with staged projects costed at just over $6 billion.

And it's promised to deliver them without raising road taxes.