“(He) felt, given there are 160,000 plus visitors to come here, is that the best we could do?”Ministers and the local council gather for a pōwhiri to open a newly tar sealed road near Waitangi. “This small gesture is evidence of working together with Moko (Tepania, the local mayor), council, council staff,” Jones said. Vibes between the parties were so jubilant the local mayor even joked that every Government MP could have a road named after them if such collaboration continued. Far North Mayor Moko Tepania. “It means some of our communities are still three decades and waiting for important roads to be sealed.”Ministers and the local council gather for a pōwhiri to open a newly sealed road near Waitangi.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 04, 2026 00:19 UTC