Aotearoa / New Zealand

National to actually spend money on safety upgrades and road maintenance, rather than the band-aid solution of lowering speed limits.

Seriously, the evidence this actually works is tenuous at best, and that's assuming people actually follow the new limits.

There's also a number of routes, the new Kapiti expressway for example, that could handle much higher limits, and in fact frequently do handle vehicles travelling much faster.

Speaking to media today, Hipkins claimed it appeared National was simply re-announcing what the Government's stated position was.

Labour are also saying this is more or less their policy, so it doesn't sound like they will be much different at all.