The huge expenditure being committed by the Government on Northland bridges is occurring in the context of a by-election. In effect, it's public money being used to boost the chances of a particular party.

Ref: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/67126932/national-tries-to-upstage-winston-peters-with-pledge-to-replace-10-bridges

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