Talking Politics With Sam Uffindell Tauranga City MP

Getting our city's transport network right is crucial to unlocking our future. I am committed, as your local MP, to ensuring Tauranga gets the investment in infrastructure it desperately needs.

There is only one party that delivers on infrastructure, and that's National. National's Roads of Significance programme, including the Waikato Expressway, the Christchurch Motorways Projects, the Kapiti Expressway and Tauranga Eastern Link have not only improved safety, reduced travel times, and boosted growth but they have also made New Zealanders' lives better. We also electrified the Auckland rail network, expanded the Wellington commuter network, and started Auckland's City Rail Link.

Under National, we would have started stage 2 of the Takitimu Northern Link and under a new National government, work on stage 2 will begin in our first term. We understand the importance of SH29 and the key role this will play in getting our people and our freight moving and developing a functioning spine through Tauranga.

We would also get rid of the ideology that has laboured the current government. Cycleways are nice, but they don't move us from A to B. Cars and buses require a functional roading network and we will support both when we develop Tauranga going forward.

This is a tremendous city and we need your support. National is committed to making your lives easier and I will be relentlessly focussed on ensuring we get NZ back on track and the people of Tauranga receive the investment in infrastructure we need.