Why isn’t there a tunnel connecting New Zealand’s main islands?

Why isn’t there a tunnel connecting New Zealand’s main islands?

[South China Morning Post] - 01/8/2025

A Cook Strait tunnel would dramatically reduce travel times. But unlike in Britain and Japan, New Zealand has not seriously considered it.



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