Episode Details

The figures keep blowing up when it comes to paying for our Roads of National Significance, and critics say some of the justifications are shonky

Has justifying our massive spend-up on roads been 'juiced by some convenient maths' or are New Zealanders not capable of seeing the big picture?

Guests:

• Matt Lowrie - Greater Auckland director
• Nick Leggett - Infrastructure New Zealand chief executive
• Marc Daalder - Newsroom senior political reporter

Learn more:

• Greater Auckland blog
• Infrastructure NZ Transmission Gully report
• Marc Daalder's article in Newsroom
• NZTA's list of the 17 roads of national significance

Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ

Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details