Some clarity around big transport projects in major cities

From Checkpoint, 5:29 pm on 1 August 2023

The clouds of confusion over the government's plans for big transport projects in two of New Zealand's major cities lifted slightly at Parliament today.

Labour and National are under pressure to clearly spell out their intentions and how they plan to pay for it all.

The government says it wants to get "Let's Get Wellington Moving", actually moving, which would require a sharper focus than what's happening now.

National meanwhile faces more fiscal hole accusations, which it's dismissing as a political hit job.

Here's our political editor, Jane Patterson.