Labour leader Jacinda Ardern meets players from the Mt Albert rugby league team following their match against Te Atatu in Auckland yesterday. Ardern will unveil her plan at 1pm in Auckland's Wynyard Quarter - the proposed city terminus for a light rail link down Dominion Rd to the airport. The group says its plan would cost $13 billion to $14 billion, about one-sixth of the $84 billion 30-year plan for Auckland transport already agreed in principle by the Government and Auckland Council. The Government and council have agreed on "smart pricing" in the second decade of the 30-year plan, from 2026, but Bridges said the Government was "hugely sceptical" about a regional petrol tax. However, a regional tax may have to be much more than 5c.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 05, 2017 21:40 UTC