That prompted me to wonder what the population split between islands is.
Over three-quarters of the population (76.4%) live in the North Island…
From the Wikipedia page, but I can’t find a citation for that particular figure.
So 1/9 of the roading spend is disproportionate to the population: $2.5/9 would be fairer.
With a similar geographic area and only a third of the relative population, SI would need more than their population based share to have equivalent quality roading.
That prompted me to wonder what the population split between islands is.
From the Wikipedia page, but I can’t find a citation for that particular figure.
So 1/9 of the roading spend is disproportionate to the population: $2.5/9 would be fairer.
With a similar geographic area and only a third of the relative population, SI would need more than their population based share to have equivalent quality roading.