Former Transport Minister Michael Wood ignored official advice not to toll Auckland’s Penlink road

Video / NZ Herald / Getty / BBCFormer Transport Minister Michael Wood ignored official advice to not toll the new O Mahurangi Penlink road north of Auckland and went ahead with charges for motorists, official documents show. A local councillor says the newly revealed documents cast doubt over the legitimacy of the process to toll Penlink. Former Transport Minister Michael Wood at the sod-turning ceremony for Penlink in December last year. Photo / Waka KotahiAlbany councillor John Watson said the documents were damning and cast doubt over the legitimacy of the process to toll Penlink. A spokesman for Transport Minister David Parker said the minister had no plans to review the tolling decision.