By Timothy Welch of
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Analysis - Another morning, another crash on one of Auckland's major roads. Traffic isn't moving. Drivers sit in their cars rehearsing reasons for being late again. Radio hosts offer the usual advice: leave earlier and find an alternative route.
It happens so often we barely notice anymore. But the costs add up fast, and they're far bigger than a few delayed meetings.
Auckland had 34,628 reported crashes between 2022 and 2025. The "road toll" conversation typically stops at the obvious costs: injuries, deaths, emergency response. But it misses a lot.
A new analysis puts the true figure at NZ$9.23 billion over those three years (roughly 2 percent of Auckland's $157b econo
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