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Reactionary government carries out promised reactionary policy.
Duncan Gay would be proud. Well, not quite. There’s no actual ripping up of tramlines or cycle paths.

Spinning its wheels: the new national transport plan steers NZ back to a car-dependent past

The Conversation, September 3, 2024 1.05pm AEST
Timothy Welch, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

But that’s not what New Zealanders want
Are New Zealanders ‘sick and tired’ of spending on cycleways? Not according to this survey

Titles says it all.

According to the chart "For or against cycleway investment" still a big number disagree or strongly disagree that more money should be spent on bicycle lanes. It's evenly split for and against.'

As the graph below shows, New Zealanders are evenly split on their support for cycleways: 39% would like more bike lanes, while 39% do not want them. Among those opposed to more bike lanes, however, most are strongly (rather than somewhat) opposed.

It's all a culture war anyway.