7 September 2021
| Timestamp | Visual information | Audio information |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00:08 | [Text] Transmission Gully: Investing in New Zealand | [Light music plays] |
| 0:00:08 | Flythrough aerial footage following a vehicle driving the Transmission Gully motorway | [Narrator] Transmission Gully is the four-lane motorway providing a safer, more resilient connection between Wellington, the Kāpiti Coast and beyond. |
| 0:00:16 | Early construction works cutting the new road through Wainui Saddle | Major earthworks for the 27 kilometre lifeline began in 2016. |
| 0:00:21 | Timelapse of construction | Since then, 11 million cubic metres of earth have been moved |
| 0:00:25 | Timelapse of launch of Te Ara a Toa (Bridge 20) over Cannons Creek | and 25 major structures have been built. |
| 0:00:28 | Aerial view over site buildings and road | An important part of this project |
| 0:00:31 | Group of people saying a karakia and blessing the site | has been connecting with: iwi, local authorities, |
| 0:00:34 | Man in orange hi-vis vest talking to a group of school children in their classroom | and the wider community. |
| 0:00:36 | Group of men wearing hi-vis jackets and helmets on site | Local interest has been strong throughout the construction. |
| 0:00:38 | Interview with a local man in front on mobile visitor centre at an open day | [Local resident 1] Transmission Gully gives an alternative route out of Wellington. |
| 0:00:42 | Interview with a second local man in front of information boards at an open day | [Local resident 2] Transport of goods and products out of town won’t be as bottlenecked if there’s a hang up somewhere. |
| 0:00:49 | Interview with a third local man at an open day in Tawa | [Local resident 3] People getting out, I think it’s a good evacuation route, the current State Highway 1 is a choke point all the way through Porirua all the way through to Horowhenua. |
| 0:00:58 | Interview with a local woman in front of information boards at an open day | [Local resident 4] To actually drive through an area of Wellington—we’re all Wellingtonians—so to drive through an area of Wellington we’ve never seen is pretty cool |
| 0:01:08 | Interview with a fourth local man in front of information boards at an open day | [Local resident 5] I just think it will allow a smoother flow of traffic, certainly in and out of the city, so I think that’s a good thing for Wellington and allows a bit of development in terms of housing to grow as well. |
| 0:01:22 | Footage of places around Wellington: Chews Lane, cyclists on Taranaki Wharf and buses on Willis Street | [Light music plays] |
| 0:01:22 | [Text] Over the next three years, $3.1 billion will be invested to make it safer and easier to move around the Wellington region. | |
| 0:01:30 | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and New Zealand Government logos |
Transmission Gully motorway project
2021–24 NLTP Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington regional summary
