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Transport Minister Michael Wood admits Aucklanders were left out of previous consultations over light rail through the city, and announced new engagement processes.
OPINION:News last week that the Government has been looking at phasing out fuel taxes in favour of other ways of charging for road use has been welcomed, but the Government is staring down the barrel of a transport infrastructure crisis if it doesn’t start planning for new ways of funding transport now.
Briefings to Transport Minister Michael Wood, released to
Stuff under the Official Information Act
, reveal that the Government’s burgeoning infrastructure portfolio and public transport commitments will mean the more than $4 billion collected from fuel taxes and other road charges won’t stretch beyond maintenance by 2030, leaving not a solitary cent for new spending on public transport or roads.