New Zealand is a nation of car lovers – but it’s a costly fascination, not only for motorheads but for the Government.  

Roads require maintenance and repair. Roads sometimes need to be replaced or rerouted. And that requires the Government to cough up the cash. 

So what happens when we run out of funding – not only for new motorways, but for the basic repairs to stop the cracks from showing? 

Today, NZ Herald senior political reporter and host of On the Tiles, Thomas Coughlan, joins Damien to discuss his recentreporting into funding shortfall and budget blowouts.

Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts.

You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.

Host: Damien Venuto
Editor/Producer: Shaun D Wilson
Executive Producer: Ethan Sills

New Zealand is a nation of car lovers – but it’s a costly fascination, not only for motorheads but for the Government.  
Roads require maintenance and repair. Roads sometimes need to be replaced or rerouted. And that requires the Government to cough up the cash. 
So what happens when we run out of funding – not only for new motorways, but for the basic repairs to stop the cracks from showing? 
Today, NZ Herald senior political reporter and host of On the Tiles, Thomas Coughlan, joins Damien to discuss his <a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/ministry-of-transport-forecast-waka-kotahi-nz-transport-agencys-transport-fund-to-lose-926m-over-the-next-three-years/UOVUGARXR4PTZJ7MMCT56ME5TU/">recent</a> <a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/governments-87-billion-transport-projects-flash-red-one-year-after-first-budget-blowout/TIHM5V7GFRNYJNLK6F66RBVD2A/">reporting</a> into funding shortfall and budget blowouts.
Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.
Host: Damien Venuto Editor/Producer: Shaun D Wilson Executive Producer: Ethan Sills

Keeping up to date with the news just became a little easier. Available every weekday at 5am, tune in as Chelsea Daniels chats with the journalists and newsmakers, going behind the headlines to break down what you need to know on the biggest stories of the day. 

<ol>
<li>Keeping up to date with the news just became a little easier. Available every weekday at 5am, tune in as Chelsea Daniels chats with the journalists and newsmakers, going behind the headlines to break down what you need to know on the biggest stories of the day. </li>
</ol>

Every day, The Front Page takes you behind the scenes of the biggest story from the New Zealand Herald. Hosted by Damien Venuto

The Front Page

Keeping up to date with the news just became a little easier. Available every weekday at 5am, tune in as Chelsea Daniels chats with the journalists and newsmakers, going behind the headlines to break down what you need to know on the biggest stories of the day.

Advertisement