'Preferential treatment': Airport gets secret meetings on Wellington mega roading project, MPs kept in the dark

PremiumEthan ManeraWellington Reporter·NZ Herald·21 Jun, 2026 10:00 PM6 mins to read‌ Plans for the multi-billion dollar project include a long-debated second Mt Victoria Tunnel Plans for the multi-billion dollar project include a long-debated second Mt Victoria TunnelThe New Zealand Transport Agency is defending giving Wellington Airport secret briefings on a controversial multi billion-dollar transport project, while elected representatives say they’ve been kept in the dark.

Wellington Airport has long pushed for a second Mt Victoria Tunnel and roading changes that would allow