The new National-led government has cancelled the Auckland Light Rail (ALR) project in New Zealand.

ALR prioritizes a 20 km light rail connection from the city to the airport. The plan involves implementing light rail from Wynyard Quarter to Mt Roskill within four years, followed by extensions to the airport and West Auckland within a decade. The anticipated cost for ALR was initially NZD 15 billion (USD 9.1 billion), but advisory estimates suggested a potential increase to NZD 29.2 billion (USD 17.8 billion).

Despite the previous Government's commitment to constructing a light rail to Mt Roskill within four years, six years have passed with over NZD 228 million (USD 139 million) spent, and not a single meter of track has been laid, exacerbating city congestion. ALR incurred weekly expenses of approximately NZD 920,000 (USD 562,713) for planning and designing the central city-to-airport light rail project, along with an additional NZD 310,000 (USD 189,610) for contractors and consultants.