NZ Prime Minister: Motorway eased traffic to Auckland Airport, more time to consider light rail

9 August, 2017

New Zealand Prime Minister and National Party Leader Bill English stated (08-Aug-2017) the Waterview motorway tunnel "has reduced the travel time" into Auckland Airport "to 25 minutes and reduced congestion, and so we have got time to consider the need for light rail". The National Party plans to develop Auckland Airport's proposed light rail system within the next 30 years to 2047. [more - original PR]