Skip to main content

If the Warkworth to Te Hana expressway is tolled, will toll revenue be collected and retained by NZTA or by the Northway consortium, and how, if at all, will toll revenue be applied against the Unitary Charge payments over the 25-year operating period?

Answered Question 35844 (2026)
Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

Question

  • If the Warkworth to Te Hana expressway is tolled, will toll revenue be collected and retained by NZTA or by the Northway consortium, and how, if at all, will toll revenue be applied against the Unitary Charge payments over the 25-year operating period?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

No decision has been made on tolling. The Unitary Charge payments will be made out of the NLTF general funds. If the project is tolled, the toll revenue will be collected and retained by NZTA into the NLTF.