Press Release – New Zealand National Party Government confirmation that the four-lane taki to North of Levin project will go ahead is good news, now the Government must confirm that Melling is fully-funded and due to start on time, National List MP based in Hutt South Chris Bishop says. … Government confirmation that the four-lane Ōtaki to North of Levin project will go ahead is good news, now the Government must confirm that Melling is fully-funded and due to start on time, National List MP based in Hutt South Chris Bishop says. “Despite cancelling Ōtaki to North of Levin in 2018, the Government promised to fund the project in 2020.