Roading rage: Frustration across NZ as key projects 'will not get over the line' 13 Apr, 2021 09:05 PM 8 minutes to read The SH1 and SH2 Ngauranga Interchange. Photo / Dom Thomas, RNZ RNZ By Phil Pennington of RNZ A half-a-billion-dollar pothole in road funding has been patched over but key projects remain in jeopardy. Money is especially scarce for state highway improvements, public transport infrastructure and the Government's flagship safety strategy Road to Zero. This has come at a crucial time when the country's transport plans for the next three years are being drawn up, and as the Transport Agency (NZTA) tries to find new revenue sources amid a funding review.