Driving change: Road tolling and time-of-use charging in NZ
ANALYSIS: With the right approach, New Zealand can move beyond congestion and build a system that’s not only efficient, but fair, future-ready, and publicly supported.
London’s congestion charge was hailed as a pioneering move to combat gridlock.
Sat, 02 Aug 2025
Auckland’s traffic congestion is more than a daily frustration. It is a multi-billion-dollar drain on productivity, wellbeing, and infrastructure. Congestion occurs because drivers are not confronted with the cost of taking up space on the road during peak times. As well as economic productivity,