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Kate Hawkesby: $880 million is too much money to not account for landslides
No one is more beside themselves about the Puhoi Motorway schemozzle than me.
Well, to be fair there are probably people more upset than me, but I’m pretty upset.
I mean, finally, finally after so long, such an interminable wait, finally we got our glorious smooth new road North. The gateway to the winterless North, bypassing all the windy roads and single lane hills and crappy old tar seal.
A new perfect, smooth, pothole free, scenic and lush drive North, shaving big time savings off the journey, making everything feel easier and safer. And then, wham.
The headlines yesterday sent a shudder…
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