Green candidate for Mana, Jan Logie, and transport spokesperson, Gareth Hughes MP, will lead a picket outside New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) National Office today.
The picket is in support of the Alliance for a Sustainable Kapiti and Save Kapiti community groups who have been protesting NZTA's decision to reschedule public consultations for the MacKays to Peka Peka expressway route until after the Mana by-election.
Gareth Hughes MP will also attend a public meeting Tuesday evening, which is being hosted by Darren Hughes MP in place of one of the postponed consultation meetings.
The schedule for the day is:
08:00-09.30 NZTA National Office, Victoria Arcade, 44 Victoria Street, Wellington 6141
19:00-21:00 Public Meeting, Southwards Car Museum, Otaihanga Road, Paraparaumu
NZTA announced the postponement of the public consultation process on 2nd November, the same day that Kapiti residents protested against the expressway outside the campaign launch of National Party Mana candidate Hekia Parata.
The consultation meetings will now take place after the Mana by-election on 20th November.
The Greens are against the delay because Mana residents should be able to vote in the by-election with full information about the government's plans for their community.
The expressway will cost more to build than its estimated economic benefits. It will demolish houses, sever the community and devastate the local ecology.
The Greens propose instead to build the two-lane local Western Link Road, improve State Highway One, and transform the rail network into a fast, modern, reliable mass transit system. This will reduce road congestion, lower costs for commuters and businesses and lead to stronger communities and lower carbon emissions.
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