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Around the motu: Jimmy Ellingham in Manawatu

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Manawatu Gorge Highway May 2024

Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

There are calls for roading officials to hit the brakes on a proposal to toll motorists using the long-awaited highway connecting the eastern and western sides of the lower North Island.

Public consultation is open on the NZ Transport Agency's idea of charging to use Te Ahu a Turanga, the replacement highway for the closed Manawatu Gorge road.