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What is the current total cost estimate for the Northwest Busway (Te Ara Hauāuru) Stages 1B and 2?

Answered Question 31418 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What is the current total cost estimate for the Northwest Busway (Te Ara Hauāuru) Stages 1B and 2?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

Stage 1B is estimated to cost between $252–$294 million and Stage 2 is estimated to cost $4.1–$4.6 billion. These estimates include allowance for escalation and administration and exclude costs for investment case and statutory consents that were corridor wide.