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TRANSPORT
Let's Get Wellington Moving — Replacement Package
Waka Kotahi / Wellington City Council / Greater Wellington RC · Wellington
National cancelled the $6.4B Let's Get Wellington Moving programme in 2023 and is developing a replacement package focused on roads, bus network improvements, and a scaled-down rapid transit option. Wellington's transport future remains deeply contested politically.
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48/100 · At risk
Completion Probability — likelihood this proceeds on roughly its stated timeline.
Funding statusweight 30%
Delivery stageweight 25%
Election / policy riskweight 20%
Govt priority alignmentweight 12%
Project scaleweight 8%
Delivery agencyweight 5%
Key facts
- Region
- Wellington
- Sector
- Transport
- Status
- Planning
- Estimated value
- $3.2b
- Indicative completion
- 2029
- Funding status
- Part Funded
- Lead organisation
- Waka Kotahi / Wellington City Council / Greater Wellington RC
- Election risk
- Extreme
Election risk assessment
LGWM was cancelled by National in late 2023. Replacement package is at planning stage with reduced scope. Highly contested — any government change would alter this package.
Government priority alignment
MEDIUM — The PT-heavy LGWM was cancelled; the roads-focused replacement aligns better with GPS, though scope is contested.
Chronology
- 2016Let's Get Wellington Moving partnership established between Crown, GWRC, and WCC
- 2018Preferred transport package for Wellington announced — mix of road and rapid transit
- 2020Indicative business case complete; programme design advancing
- 2022Government commits $6.4B to LGWM. Detailed planning underway
- 2023National wins election and places LGWM under review. Project cancelled late 2023
- 2024National announces replacement package with reduced scope and roads focus
- 2026Replacement package in detailed planning; political uncertainty remains