The Sunday Panel: Is a second Auckland harbour crossing too ambitious?

This week on the Sunday Panel, commentator and TV producer Irene Gardiner and Ask Me Anything podcast host Paula Bennett joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the week- Labour has announced an alternative Waitemata Harbour crossing in Auckland. This outline includes two multi-lane road tunnels, and a Light Rail tunnel which will stretch 21 kilometres between Albany and the CBD. This crossing has a $45 billion price tag and will take a decade to complete- is it too ambitious? This week, Alberta cancelled its bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games. This comes after Victoria pulled out of hosting 2026 – are the Commonwealth Games done and dusted? Should New Zealand have a crack at hosting? Neil Finn once described New Zealand as 'the worst place in the world'. Has anything changed in the last several decades? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.