Second Waitematā Harbour crossing: NZ First leader is against latest Government plan

Tom RoseJournalist·NZ Herald·17 Aug, 2026 08:00 PM4 mins to read‌The most galling part of that was the $50m spent on consultants for Labour's plan to put an almost $1 billion cycling bridge over the harbour. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAYNew Zealand First leader Winston Peters says his party did not agree to the latest business case to investigate a second Auckland harbour crossing. He told Ryan Bridge TODAY funding a new study into a second crossing was a “gross, shocking waste of money”. The Government and Auckland Council