The August paper said the $56b Rons programme was the “most complex and expensive infrastructure programme in New Zealand’s recent history”. Other major transport projects were also planned, including the second Waitematā Harbour crossing. This meant that over the next two decades, “over a quarter of a trillion dollars” would be invested into land transport, the ministry said. The Ministry of Transport and the NZTA “independently prioritised the Rons programme” with different delivery and investment options. We are building a major transport projects pipeline and will have more to say in due course.”He did not say when that would be.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 13, 2026 17:33 UTC