MP lambasts using 3 safety vehicles for one weedcutter

Tauranga MP Bob Clarkson says the use of three safety vehicles alongside one person on a roadside weedeater is a waste of money.

Mr Clarkson said he saw the operation on State Highway 29 between Te Maunga and Te Puke.

He claimed each safety truck costs about $1500 a day, so it was costing about $600 an hour to kill the roadside weeds.

- NEWSTALK ZB