If, as the Infrastructure Minister says, the govt is facing the reality of the fiscal situation despite its past promises, there’s no need to ditch Dunedin’s Hospital build or pit it against work on other hospitals when the massive highways budget is clearly not facing reality.

The things that are unaffordable and the things that aren’t

$3 billion for a new hospital? Unaffordable. $3 billion for a new motorway? Now we’re talking.