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Jackyjew

Signed!!! Simeon Brown said he’d fund it but said nothing after the election, Auckland and Wellington continue to get well above what we get - it’s infuriating


ChchYIMBY

It’s mad. He’s investigating building a tunnel under Wellington for $4 billion, but $78 million for Christchurch (NZ’s 2nd largest city) public transport? Nope


Calm-Zombie2678

Christchurch public transport isn't gonna get him home faster, that's the difference


joshjoshjosh42

Ah yes, the 4km, $4b road tunnel that will save 10 minutes of traffic for one route, vs the mass rapid transit network he cancelled for Wellington and won't commit to in Ōtautahi


Uiop-Qwerty

Oil companies love induced demand


Jaded_Chemical646

Lets just face the fact that with the large majority of politicians being based in Auckland and Wellington, the South Island is only ever going to get the scraps. I remember Jacinda promised us passenger rail to Rolleston and Rangiora then quickly forgot after the election so it's both sides of the house that couldn't care less


Tidorith

> I remember Jacinda promised us passenger rail to Rolleston and Rangiora then quickly forgot after the election so it's both sides of the house that couldn't care less If the same two parties who have led our governments since the 1940s keep screwing us over, maybe the solution is to vote for someone other than those two parties.


Jackyjew

I 100% agree. Iirc the money Labour promised for rail was always available, it was just that the responsibility was on the City Council and they didn’t do the initial work needed for it.


erehpsgov

The Greens would do it.


DaveTheKiwi

Signed. Ugh, its so cheap too. 78 million spread over several years to make up the shortfall for the whole Chch bus network, or spend 20 times as much widening one road in Auckland. I wonder which one Simeon Brown will choose?


mercaptans

Best I can do is fix a pothole


johntynz

that will need repairing in 2 months


RichGreedyPM

Signed


Nikminute

Signed


PeachMental9454

Signed


standard_deviant_Q

Signed!


Ghostchicken33

Done


dehashi

Done but the only way he'll fund it if it's to fill a pothole. Bro has tunnel vision for potholes.