🇳🇿 New Zealand · 2022 · 🙈 Never used
Auckland’s harbour cycle bridge was scrapped in 2021. The project office lease wasn’t.
💸 Guess, then reveal the price
NZ$491,120 office rent
The bridge went nowhere. The rent payments went very far.
What actually happened
The NZ Transport Agency kept paying for the Northern Pathway project’s office at Pier 21 after the NZ$785 million bridge was dropped in October 2021, until the lease ended in August 2022. About NZ$51 million had been spent on design and consultants.
Source: 1News ↗ · Amount in original currency, not adjusted for inflation. An unusual cost is not automatically waste; see how we check the facts.