National is labelling the Government's new transport strategy as "absolute madness".

The plan –which is still being worked on– puts climate change as the top priority and dictates where tens of billions of dollars will be spent in the next three years.

It will go out for consultation this year.

The proposed changes will see two billion dollars of maintenance money spent on the likes of bus lanes and cycleways, rather than fixing potholes.

National Transport Spokesperson Simeon Brown told Kate Hawkesby that money for maintenance should be spent on just that.

He says we have potholes peppering our highways and those need fixing, rather than work being done on cycleways.

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