Auckland Council and Auckland Transport will now start work implementing congestion charges on some of the city's busiest roads.
Auckland's Transport and Infrastructure Committee voted 18 to two in favour of setting up a team to oversee the implementation of the 'time of use' charges, which could come into effect as soon as 2025.
It's a move that's got support from some business advocates, with activist group Extinction Rebellion even breaking into song at the meeting to support mayor Wayne Brown's proposal.
But Tim Welch, a senior lecturer in urban planning at Auckland University, says the current plan doesn't go quite far enough.
Welch spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss..
