Brown Simeon; Menéndez March RicardoSIMEON BROWN (National—Pakuranga): Well we just heard that this Government said they won't be delivering four-lane highways and I think that's something which the people of the Waikato will be incredibly disappointed about: Cambridge to Pirere cancelled and never coming back under this Government. The important roads of national significance which improved road safety and made the lives of New Zealanders better getting people home quicker and safer but also moving trucks and freight around our country are critically important. Well the reality is we know they can't deliver a four-lane highway because they can't even deliver a cycle bridge—can't even deliver a cycle bridge. If they can't deliver a cycle bridge how on earth can New Zealanders believe them when they say they're going to build a light rail?Hon Member: Well New Zealanders can't.SIMEON BROWN: Well they don't. That's the reality. They don't. How on earth do they believe this Government's going to deliver light rail? Well we know they can't.I'd like to ask about the money that is being wasted under this Government. I note the New Zealand Herald ran a story yesterday. There's a shortfall in money coming through from fuel excise duty of about $350 million. I just want to point out to the Minister: $51 million on a cycle bridge which was cancelled $98 million for Te Huia train which by the way is running on diesel emits more fuel than if you drove a ute between Hamilton and Auckland takes longer and actually the passenger patronage has been pretty pretty disappointingly poor Megan Woods. And the cost? A $280 subsidy per person. Let's Get Wellington Moving: 35 million bucks on consultants and $250000 on construction. That's what is happening under this Government.But back to the Auckland cycle bridge. Can the Minister please explain to the House: why is money still being spent on the Auckland harbour cycle bridge since it was cancelled? After the announcement around its cancellation $1.2 million has been spent and so can the Minister please answer that question. Also can the Minister please answer the question: why is the New Zealand Transport Agency still now considering reallocating lanes on the existing bridge when we were told at select committee that was not going to be happening?RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH (Green): I'd be interested in the Minister's insights on the move towards Auckland's bus services now becoming predominantly foreign-owned and whether he thinks that this is something that we should be concerned about particularly as this model of ownership prioritises profit over potentially the wellbeing of people? And in light of the information regarding Kinetic's purchase of Go Bus I'm just wondering whether he's got any insights into what he's seen in the past and how that may shape the future debate on the ownership of public transport.Hon MICHAEL WOOD (Minister of Transport): Briefly in answer to Mr Menéndez March those matters ultimately aren't my responsibility; the tendering of those services does sit with local government rather than central government agencies. I do note however that we do have the review of the Public Transport Operating Model under way which is examining the questions and issues that Mr Menéndez March is pointing to and I expect there to be further announcements there in the coming two or three months.In response to Mr Brown and his comments look the reality here is that for 50 years New Zealand has under-invested across a range of modes. We've under-invested in public transport. We've under-invested in our rail network. We've under-invested in safe walking and cycling networks. This is a Government which has a deliberate policy of giving New Zealanders more transport choices across all of those modes and we'll continue to do so.In respect of his particular question there is no further money that is being spent on the cycling bridge option. There were some costs that were incurred after the decision that was made because there were contracts that were entered into with people who were doing the design work but there is no ongoing cost.