Matt Cowley: Tauranga Chamber of Commerce CEO says inadequate investment to blame for traffic congestion increase - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

One New Zealand city may have beaten out Auckland in terms of traffic congestion.

Tauranga commuters are increasingly frustrated by traffic jams, with 77 percent of residents acknowledging the problem.

Tauranga Chamber of Commerce CEO Matt Cowley says based on the regional GDP, investment hasn't kept up with population growth.

"It's just really connecting the Golden Triangle up that has half of New Zealand's population in GDP."

LISTEN ABOVE

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.