25946 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport

Written Question

Published date: 23 Jun 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	25946 (2026)
Question asked:	04 Jun 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Transport
Minister replying:	Hon Chris Bishop
Answer received:	16 Jun 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_25946_2026
Document guid:	9263aa80-61d3-4997-88ce-7a86b16db375

25946 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport: How much, if any, of the $675 million announced as approved on 20 October 2025 for consenting, design, route protection, site investigations and early works had been spent as at 5 June 2026?

Hon Chris Bishop: I am advised by NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, that as at the end of April 2026, $323.8 million of the $675 million approved for pre-implementation work on Roads of National Significance has been spent. Pre-implementation includes the activities referenced in the question, as well as additional activities required to prepare the projects for construction.