Ryan Bridge: Don't hold your breath for a new Harbour crossing, Auckland

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Aug 17, 2026 · 1m · transcript

We've been waiting for decades for somebody to build a new bridge, or a tunnel, or anything across Auckland's harbour.

The consultant bill is now $100 million across the current National and former Labour Governments.

The most galling part of that was the $50m spent on consultants for Labour's plan to put an almost $1 billion cycling bridge over the harbour.

Can you imagine sitting on the car bridge in peak hour traffic, looking across and seeing a gold-plated bike bridge being constructed?

With no option for driving! Madness. 80% of those living in outer urban areas commute by car to work…