NZTA consultation on three proposed toll roads (closes 7 Oct 2024)

All three consultations on these proposed toll roads close at 5:00pm on Monday 7 October 2024.

If you live nearby or expect to use these roads visit the links below, get informed about the projects, and get involved with the consultation process.

Ō2NL highway, Ōtaki to north of Levin

https://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/wellington-northern-corridor/o2nl-proposed-new-highway/consultation/otaki-to-north-of-levin-tolling-consultation/

Takitimu North Link, near Tauranga

https://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/sh2-waihi-to-tauranga-corridor/takitimu-north-link/tolling/

Te Ahu a Turanga: Manawatū Tararua Highway, near Palmerston North

https://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/te-ahu-a-turanga/consultation/te-ahu-a-turanga-tolling-consultation/

News coverage

A special mention to groups in the Manawatū Tararua area who are packing out halls in opposition to the State Highway 3 replacement being made into a toll road…

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/tararua-news/tararua-mayor-to-nzta-do-whats-right-regarding-toll-road/G44BEVRQ4BBIZMO7RFVVD4NU4U/

https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/09/18/manawatu-highway-toll-proposal-a-kick-in-the-guts/

Arguments opposing the tolls also feature in these RNZ articles…

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/529068/manawatu-and-tararua-highway-numbers-don-t-add-up-mayor-says

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/528916/manawatu-highway-s-200m-cost-blow-out-shows-need-for-toll-minister

RNZ has also covered the debate about whether Takitimu North Link should be a toll road…

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/528838/tauranga-tolls-highway-costs-shouldn-t-burden-city-residents