Labour's calling the Government road cone complaints hotline a complete waste of public money.

It's wrapping up six months early - after site visits showed 86 percent complied with the rules on cone quantities. 

Labour Transport Spokesperson Tangi Utikere says the pilot cost $150,000 by September, after beginning in June.

He says there were and more effective solutions to the issue.

"They should have picked up the phone, had a conversation with councils, worked with them to get the information that they needed - it certainly wouldn't have cost them more than $150,000."

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Labour's calling the Government road cone complaints hotline a complete waste of public money.
It's wrapping up six months early - after site visits showed 86 percent complied with the rules on cone quantities.&nbsp;
Labour Transport Spokesperson Tangi Utikere says the pilot cost $150,000 by September, after beginning in June.
He says there were and more effective solutions to the issue.
"They should have picked up the phone, had a conversation with councils, worked with them to get the information that they needed - it certainly wouldn't have cost them more than $150,000."
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With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Tangi Utikere: Labour Transport spokesperson on the Government scrapping the road cone hotline

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