Editorial: Roads scheme has become a trick, not a treat, in the policy lolly bag

PremiumEditorialHome / New ZealandEditorialNZ Herald11 Jul, 2026 05:00 PM4 mins to readThe Government announcement on Roads of National Significance.Successive governments’ funding flip-flops on the Roads of National Significance scheme makes even the most optimistic regional commuter sceptical a shiny new highway will ever reach their off-ramp.

On paper, at least, there remain 17 Roads of National Significance (RoNS), according to a 2024 policy statement on land transport. The

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