Documents reveal Cabinet poised to commit $4bn to a RoNS that'll cost $22bn (or more) to complete.

❓Why is govt racing to lock this in—when it won't meet the “go” threshold until 2050?
❓Why does it require extra Crown $?
❓What’s the wider opportunity cost?

@connorsharp.bsky.social has the scoop. 👀
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Tune in at noon to @bernardchickey.bsky.social's Midday Hoon, to hear @connorsharp.bsky.social discuss the extraordinary cost of one of the cheapest of the Coalition's Roads of National Significance—and the risks of govt rushing us into a contract.

Livestream link: open.substack.com/live-stream/122948?r=akd4&utm_medium=ios
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"Per household in Auckland/ Northland, it's over $30k. Like, if you put a $30k solar system on every house... you'd still have a billion dollars left over!"🤯

@connorsharp.bsky.social talks @bernardchickey.bsky.social through the cost of the latest Road of National Significance (Northern Expressway)
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😱😭🤑🤮🤬 And with the ongoing bombing of Iran and other Middle Eastern countries, oil and LNG will rise. Rail?
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