31250 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport

31250 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport: Of the potholes reported between 1 January and 16 June 2025, how many were repaired within 24 hours, and how many required a second or subsequent repair?

Hon Chris Bishop: I refer the member to the attached document. Note that a recurrence has been defined as occurring within 90 days and within 10 metres of an initial repair. Pothole repairs are a temporary repair, as the majority of potholes appear over the wetter and cooler months between May and September. Any full road renewals completed during this time are likely to have a lower than expected lifetime. Taking into account whole-of-life costs, it is more effective to temporarily fill a pothole during these months and wait until the summer renewals programme to undertake a renewal activity.