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Should your fuel tax and road-user charges pay for roadside sculptures?

The Front Page by NZME

Sep 4, 202619:23News & Politics

New Zealanders spend billions of dollars every year on transport, through fuel taxes, road-user charges, rates and tolls. But the Act Party says we're not getting enough for what we're spending. New Zealand has spent an...

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