Re: Jim Bunny's reply to Patricia Wilson's letter ‘Total Arrogance and disrespect' (The Sun, February 17).

Thank you for saying our roads are crap! I completely agree with you. Many, many parts of North Island roads have been completely destroyed by the cyclone and will have to be rebuilt, hopefully to a much higher standard. Locally, serious damage has been done.

In addition, the Government has taken the much-needed four-laning of SH2 from Te Puna to Omokoroa, plus the interchange, off the 10-year plan.

We need houses built and with SH29 in its present state, how can we build houses if people cannot get on and off this very congested highway?

Astonishingly, the transport agency does not take congestion into account when planning future roading development.

The Government spends money provided by vehicle users on cycleways for recreational users, and spends money on empty buses and massive advertising. They pretend that if they slow us down, lives will be saved, but they will not be.

Politicians should understand that people love their cars. We are gradually moving to electric, but it is the heavy trucks of all types and cars of all makes that contribute to funding our roads, and that money is being syphoned off. Get back to funding our roads properly.

Margaret Murray-Benge, Bethlehem.