🇳🇿 New Zealand · 2024 · 🙈 Never used
A tram line from the city to the airport. Planned for six years. Track laid: none.
💸 Guess, then reveal the price
NZ$228 million spent before cancelling
Next stop: nowhere. Please mind the gap in the budget.
What actually happened
The government formally cancelled Auckland Light Rail in January 2024. The Transport Minister said more than NZ$228 million had been spent over six years without construction starting.
Source: 1News ↗ · Amount in original currency, not adjusted for inflation. An unusual cost is not automatically waste; see how we check the facts.