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Infrastructure New Zealand
Infrastructure New Zealand is the nation’s leading infrastructure member association.
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Regional Infrastructure Partnerships Worthy Of Cross Party Support
Tuesday, 29 September 2020, 5:58 pm | Infrastructure New Zealand
“City and regional infrastructure partnerships would go a long way to depoliticising investment decision-making and supporting regional development,” says Infrastructure NZ Policy Director Hamish Glenn. “Today, ACT announced its intention to establish ... More >>
Record GPS On Land Transport Welcome, But Outcomes Achievement Remains Uncertain
Thursday, 17 September 2020, 9:54 am | Infrastructure New Zealand
“The Government’s 10 year $55 billion transport commitment to address safety, freight, choice and climate change priorities sets a new investment benchmark, but the next Government will need to fully mobilise transport planning, funding and investment ... More >>
ReBuilding Nations Date Change: 18-19 November 2020
Tuesday, 18 August 2020, 5:58 pm | Infrastructure NZ
Yesterday morning the Prime Minister announced that the date of the General Election will shift from 19 September to 17 October. The movement of the election from three weeks before our 14 - 15 October Building Nations Symposium to three days after has ... More >>
Planning Reform First Major Step Forward
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 12:35 pm | Infrastructure NZ
“We fully support the Resource Management Review Panel’s recommendation to replace the RMA with two new Acts but, if changes are not also made to local government responsibilities and rewards, then it is difficult to see how plans will be implemented or who will ... More >>
Shovels At The Ready, But Where’s The Work?
Tuesday, 21 July 2020, 9:14 am | Infrastructure New Zealand
Construction and infrastructure industry leaders are calling for urgency around the release of the government’s full list of ‘shovel-ready projects’ as increasing numbers of workers face redundancy and business confidence amongst construction and ... More >>
Delivery Key To Reforming Infrastructure Planning And Investment
Friday, 17 July 2020, 2:33 pm | Infrastructure NZ
“National’s commitment to reforming planning and transport investment is welcome and, if supported by effective and timely delivery, could be transformational for New Zealand,” says Infrastructure New Zealand CEO Paul Blair. “New National Party ... More >>
Infrastructure NZ Applauds Bold Water Reform
Wednesday, 8 July 2020, 2:10 pm | Infrastructure New Zealand
“The Government’s long-awaited funding boost and water reform agenda is New Zealand’s best chance to create a high performing water sector for New Zealanders,” says Infrastructure NZ CEO Paul Blair. “The Government has today announced it will ... More >>
Shovel Ready Announcement Welcome, But Money Needs To Start Flowing
Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 1:20 pm | Infrastructure NZ
“Today’s announcement that the bulk of the $3 billion shovel ready infrastructure fund has been finalised is welcome, but to avoid major lay-offs in the engineering, design, consulting and construction sectors, projects must be urgently brought to ... More >>
Light Rail Decision Provides More Questions Than Answers
Wednesday, 24 June 2020, 1:10 pm | Infrastructure NZ
“The Government’s decision to end the twin track light rail process provides some clarity, but questions still remain about process, problem definition, outcomes and how now Auckland will meet its transport and housing needs,” says Infrastructure ... More >>
Build Regions To Build A Better Health System
Tuesday, 16 June 2020, 4:45 pm | Infrastructure NZ
“The Simpson Review’s proposal to restructure the healthcare system should be aligned with other reforms to enable a coordinated approach to public service governance, planning, funding and delivery,” says Infrastructure New Zealand CEO Paul Blair. ... More >>
Hospital Stocktake Transparency Shows Critical State Of Our Health Infrastructure
Wednesday, 10 June 2020, 4:10 pm | Infrastructure New Zealand
“Today’s national assessment of our health assets shows that our health infrastructure is on life support and points to systemic weaknesses in the ways we plan, fund, and deliver our social infrastructure,” says Infrastructure New Zealand CEO Paul Blair. ... More >>
Level 1 Announcement Provides Certainty For Building Nations Symposium On 14-15 October
Monday, 8 June 2020, 3:34 pm | Infrastructure NZ
“New Zealand's move to Alert Level 1 means the infrastructure industry’s largest annual event, the Building Nations Symposium, is now confirmed for 14-15 October at Trusts Arena, West Auckland,” says Paul Blair, CEO of Infrastructure New Zealand. ... More >>
Visionweek: It’s About Our Future
Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 9:57 am | Infrastructure New Zealand
“We are proud to support the Visionweek web summit, which will start the conversation on a national vision for New Zealand,” says Paul Blair, CEO of Infrastructure New Zealand. “Visionweek runs from 8-12 June. It is a free, inclusive opportunity for ... More >>
Digital Twins – Unlocking The Value Of Interconnected Infrastructure Data
Monday, 18 May 2020, 5:41 pm | Infrastructure New Zealand
“We are delighted to release a new report today, in collaboration with the University of Canterbury Quake Centre and their Building Innovation Partnership, on the value and need for a Digital Twin for New Zealand’s infrastructure,” says Infrastructure ... More >>
Recovery Spending A Welcome First Step Before Transformation
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 5:54 pm | Infrastructure NZ
“The Government’s budget has made prudent investment in some no-regrets infrastructure sectors, which will get the sector going while we plan the transformational investment needed to build back better,” says Infrastructure New Zealand CEO Paul Blair. “The ... More >>
RMA Fast-tracking Big Step Forward For Recovery
Monday, 4 May 2020, 1:16 pm | Infrastructure NZ
“The Government’s confirmation that Resource Management Act (RMA) consenting processes will be streamlined is great news for the recovery but must be just the start of the reform process,” says Infrastructure NZ CEO Paul Blair. “The RMA ... More >>
Guidelines For No-regrets Infrastructure Stimulus
Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 7:46 am | Infrastructure New Zealand
“The economy and jobs are the priority for the May budget, but post budget the Government must accelerate discussions on the long-term vision, principles and larger investments required to transform the country into the new New Zealand,” says Infrastructure ... More >>
Industry-government Collaboration To Get Construction Back Underway
Friday, 17 April 2020, 2:33 pm | Infrastructure New Zealand
“The Government’s commitment to allow safe construction work to proceed under Alert Level 3 is excellent news, and we encourage all our members to adopt the COVID-19 Construction Protocols recently developed through exemplary industry-government collaboration,” ... More >>
An All-of-government COVID-19 Response Requires Central-local Urban Growth Partnerships
Thursday, 9 April 2020, 4:03 pm | Infrastructure NZ
“Hard-hit councils, who oversee half this country’s public infrastructure, require financial support from central government that is tied to shared priorities through Urban Growth Partnerships,” says Paul Blair CEO of Infrastructure New Zealand. ... More >>
Infrastructure Sector Sees 30 Percent Less Jobs
Tuesday, 31 March 2020, 1:43 pm | Infrastructure NZ
“Professions across the New Zealand infrastructure sector could shed up to 30 per cent of staff over the next 6 months unless immediate measures are taken to protect workers and restart construction,” says Infrastructure ... More >>
