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How much public transport could we get for $46 billion? (www.1news.co.nz)
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[–] Viper_NZ 5 points 8 months ago

Why are they heavier? Because National changed the law in 2010 to allow much heavier vehicles to smash up our roads:

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/change-lifts-truck-load-limit-to-53-tonnes/O2ARXF3BQRBBRTJWMAZY2TDX5U/