Kiri Allan: Associate Transport Minister on the opening of the Puhoi-Walkworth motorway - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

The Associate Transport Minister's chalking the Puhoi to Warkworth motorway up as a "job well done".

The much-anticipated 18.5 kilometre stretch of road was officially opened by the Prime Minister this morning, and will open to motorists in the coming days.

Kiri Allan told Heather du-Plessis Allan that it was wrong that Labour MPs once called it a "holiday highway", as it's a critical piece of infrastructure.

She says post-Cyclone Gabriel we've seen a few networks in need of upgrading, and this is just one part of that.

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