Chris Bishop: Transport Minister discusses construction beginning on Warkworth - Te Hana Motorway
Heather du Plessis-Allan DriveShow Notes
Ground has been broken on one of the Government's biggest infrastructure projects. The Warkworth-Te Hana motorway is a 26km 4 lane highway that the government says will 'connect the north to Auckland.' Transport Minister Chris Bishop told Heather du Plessis-Allan that the motorway will be, "big for Northland, big for Auckland too, actually, and, big for the government." LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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