The Government has allocated nearly $1.8 billion in Budget 2026 to extend the Waikato Expressway from Cambridge to Piarere as part of its Roads of National Significance initiative, amid opposition criticism over funding priorities.
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20 past five. Now listen, there's some money for roading in the budget, in particular the Y Couple Expressway. It will now connect from Cambridge to the intersection of State Highways 1 and 29 at Pierre. Cambridge of uh the mayor of Cambridge, rather, Mike Pettit, is with me now.
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a targeted, cost-effective road investment with strong safety benefits
National gambles on country roads to take it homeregional discontent over infrastructure neglect
Podcast: Bernard Hickey on Budget 2026 and the battle lines drawn for the electionSocial-media signal on the same topic, drawn from the social lens. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies, the same weighting used across the digest cards. View on /social →
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