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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T18:30:41.000Z",
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  "textContent": "By removing tolls in 1984, Auckland:\n\n  * Lost a dedicated harbour-crossing revenue stream.\n  * Folded the bridge into general State Highway 1 funding.\n  * Made any second crossing dependent on national budgets and political cycles.\n\n\n\nSydney treated harbour infrastructure as a permanent premium asset.\n\nAuckland North Shore treated it as a finished project.\n\nThe North Shore residents, because of their historic short-sightedness, are now certainly going to pay. The suggested $9 toll per crossing is more retribution than offering them an alternative free carriage way over or under the harbour.\n\nThose Bridge Tolls Should Have Stayed\n\n0:00\n\n/389.053107\n\n1×",
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