Kerre Woodham: It's time to commit to the infrastructure we need to future proof New Zealand

It will be the single biggest piece of infrastructure that New Zealand will build. Remember when Shane Jones' Northport was going to be the single biggest piece of infrastructure? Well, now that's gone the way of the dodo. So the single biggest piece of infrastructure that New Zealand will build in our lifetimes, will come when the Government makes the decision on what a new Auckland Harbour crossing will look like. The time for discussion and debate is over, there simply isn't that luxury. We've been faffing around another crossing for decades.

Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Take the Auckland Harbour crossing talk with a grain of salt

Now, I don’t know about you, but I’m taking this latest talk of a second Auckland Harbour crossing with a gigantic grain of salt.

The development today is that Chris Bishop has revealed the Government will announce its preferred option for a second crossing by mid-year - so I suppose you could say June-ish or July-ish - and they will decide between a tunnel or a bridge.

Matthew Birchall: The great harbour crossing announcement

The Super City is saved. The government has unveiled five exciting options for a second harbour crossing, which means that Aucklanders will no longer have to endure bumper-to-bumper traffic and road rage when they cross New Zealand’s most famous bridge.

The precise details of the new bridge may still be shrouded in mystery, but it’s already being hailed as “transformational” and “visionary” by people who love buzzwords.

And with a final decision set to be made in June, there’s simply no time to waste on trivial things like determining the actual need for a bridge or how it might be paid for. The marketing campaign needs to begin now, so everyone can get hyped up about the new addition to Auckland’s cityscape before the election.