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Does the Project Agreement signed with the Northway consortium for the Warkworth to Te Hana project contain any provision that is conditional on a decision to toll or not to toll the expressway, and does it provide for any compensation or payment adjustment to the consortium arising from that decision?

Answered Question 35845 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

Question

  • Does the Project Agreement signed with the Northway consortium for the Warkworth to Te Hana project contain any provision that is conditional on a decision to toll or not to toll the expressway, and does it provide for any compensation or payment adjustment to the consortium arising from that decision?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

No. Any decision on tolling is separate from the Project Agreement and would not affect the PPP payment arrangements.