Media Releases

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Media releases

31 January 2012

Toll Tariffs to Increase from March 1st

Effective March 1st the tolls for the Northern Gateway Toll Road will be increasing to $2.20 for Light vehicles (Cars/Motorcycles/Light Trucks) and $4.40 for Heavy Vehicles.

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25 July 2011

New Payment Method Charge for Kiosks & Contact Centre

From August 1st an additional charge will apply to each payment made through the kiosks or contact centre to purchase toll trips. The price of a toll has not changed. To read the media release please click

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29 June 2011

Northern Gateway Toll Road six-monthly operating report available

Detailed information on the operations of the Northern Gateway Toll Road for the period from 1 July 2010 to 31 December 2010 has been published today by the NZ Transport Agency.

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29 July 2010

Early construction start for Tauranga Eastern Link confirmed

Construction of the Tauranga Eastern Link road of national significance will start up to 10 years earlier than previously possible following the Government's approval for the route to be tolled, the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) confirmed today.

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1 June 2010

NZTA warns toll evaders of heavy fines

The NZ Transport Agency is writing to those people with multiple unpaid trips on the Northern Gateway Toll Road to tell them that they have until 14 June to make good their debts. If they have not paid by then, the NZTA will issue an infringement notice of $40 for each unpaid trip.

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31 May 2010

Northern Gateway Toll Road six-monthly operating report

Detailed information on the second six month period of operations of the Northern Gateway Toll Road is now available in a report published today on the NZ Transport Agency's toll road website.

The toll road's operating report for the period 1 July through to 31 December 2009 shows that the six-monthly total for all traffic using the road was 4.2 percent higher than forcast, bringing the total number of journeys since the toll road opened in January last year to 4.3 million - 3 percent ahead of forcast.

NZTA Regional Director for Auckland and Northland Wayne McDonald said the higher than forcast traffic volumes had contributed to greater than expected revenue collection, with paid toll revenue 4% ahead of budget.

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