AA Members: NZ Road in Worst Condition in Memory
December 28, 2022
PHOTO: Peter de Graaf
“What we hear from AA members really regularly is that this is the worst that the roads have ever been, that they can remember,” he said. “A lot of our members have been members and driving in New Zealand for decades.”
Potholes were the most common complaint from motorists.
In October, dozens of motorists were stranded on the side of State Highway 2 through the Kaimai Ranges after they suffered wheel and tyre damage from a large pothole.
Figures released by the Act Party showed that in the first 10 months of the year, Waka Kotahi had received 555 complaints from motorists about vehicle damage caused by potholes. Just four of those complaints were upheld.
The number of complaints had risen from 298 in 2020, to 421 in 2021.