South Island Missing Billions in Transport Funding | Christchurch News

The South Island is losing out on nearly $1.8 billion in transport funding despite generating 22% of the nation’s GDP, a third of all exports, and 40% of tourism revenue. Environment Canterbury chair Deon Swiggs warns that underfunding critical infrastructure like the Woodend and Hope Bypasses risks costly breakdowns later—and demands political action to rebalance funding so regions driving the economy get the resources they need. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/bc566da9ee467daa