Toll road prices will be increasing starting next Saturday on July 1.
A Waka Koathi spokesperson says although roadside signage may be changed before July 1, the pricing will not change until 12.01am on July 1.
An increase of 20 cents will be made for cars, motorcycles and light commercial vehicles on Tauranga Eastern Link, SH2, and Tauranga Takitimu Drive, SH29, and Auckland's Northern Gateway, SH1.
Trucks, buses and other heavy vehicles will be met with a 40 cent increase.
"The legislation enabling road tolling in New Zealand allows for tolls to be adjusted annually in line with increases in the Consumer Price Index," says a Waka Kotahi spokesperson.
"The changes coming into effect on July 1 are the first increases to tolls in over four years, with the last adjustments made in March 2019.
"Waka Kotahi has kept the toll increases below average CPI over the period since the last increase, while ensuring toll revenues will continue to enable the timely repayment of debt."
The changes are detailed in the table below:
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Light vehicles (cars/motorcycles)
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Heavy vehicles (trucks/buses) |
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Toll road name |
Pricing until 1 July 2023 |
Pricing from 1 July 2023 |
Pricing until 1 July 2023 |
Pricing from 1 July 2023
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Auckland Northern Gateway
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$2.40 |
$2.60 |
$4.80 |
$5.20 |
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Tauranga Eastern Link SH2
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$2.10 |
$2.30 |
$5.20 |
$5.60 |
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Tauranga Takitimu Drive SH29
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$1.90 |
$2.10 |
$5.00 |
$5.40 |
2 comments
Transparency required
Posted on 22-06-2023 19:56 | By Neiliies
Please journalists do your investigative work and find out the end dates for when all of our current toll road are paid off - thanks
Construction Site
Posted on 23-06-2023 08:02 | By Inmediasres
I live in The Lakes and I regularly use Takitimu Drive. I've never minded paying the toll. But now that it's still construction site for the next 2 plus years, shouldn't the toll be paused? Its OK now as it's still 80kph, but it will soon drop down to 50kph, Stop/Go, 30kph, etc as the construction of the TNL Interchange intensifies. Pretty hard to justify a toll then.
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