Submissions are not representative

The Post reports:

Wellingtonians have delivered a muted rejection to the Government’s $2.9 billion to $3.8b planned tunnels and highway extensions through the heart of the city, with the loudest shout of “no” coming from the east.

No they haven’t. The proper story would be “Most submissions were against”. That is not the same as Wellingtonians. The vast majority of Wellingtonians don’t bother submitting on transport project plans. Green MPs however organised lots of submissions.

Curia did a poll for Wellington Airport in November 2025. It is scientific and weighted to the adult population. It found 67% support a second Mt Vic tunnel with just 16% opposed. 74% support roading improvements around the Basin and Arras Tunnel.