Mr Cull pointed to the Port Chalmers cycle/walkway as one project a regional fuel tax could help pay for. Mr Cull, who is also Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) president, said the fuel tax ''might'' be something that could be used outside Auckland. Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult said the fuel tax might work for Auckland but not for Queenstown, which had 5million visitor nights and just 16,000 ratepayers. Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan said local government ''needs something'', but he did not support a fuel tax. Central Otago Mayor Tim Cadogan said the area's fuel was already more expensive than Auckland's, so he did not support a fuel tax.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 30, 2017 18:30 UTC