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Infrastructure Bond Investment Drive Applauded
Friday, 2 February 2007, 5:32 pm | NZ Council for Infrastructure Development
The New Zealand Council for Infrastructure Development applauds the Government's announcement that it will shortly issue the first round of Infrastructure Bonds aimed at driving investment and accelerating vital transport improvements. More >>
Step forward for electricity supply to Akld
Thursday, 1 February 2007, 9:43 am | NZ Council for Infrastructure Development
The NZ Council for Infrastructure Development welcomes the Electricity Commission’s notice of intention to approve Transpower’s Auckland grid upgrade proposal, but questions what value can be added from yet another round of consultation that will ... More >>
Mallard launches infrastructure dev. symposium
Thursday, 23 November 2006, 9:39 am | NZ Council for Infrastructure Development
Very timely on the eve of the Rugby World Cup announcement, Hon. Trevor Mallard, Minister for Economic Development, will launch New Zealand's first national infrastructure development symposium to a full house in Auckland today. Delegates at the 1st Annual ... More >>
Transmission upgrade path important
Tuesday, 24 October 2006, 4:08 pm | NZ Council for Infrastructure Development
The NZ Council for Infrastructure Development welcomes amended proposal submitted by Transpower today to the Electricity Commission for upgrading the transmission supply into Auckland and Northland. It urges prompt resolution of the upgrade path ... More >>
Geography and population challenges no excuse
Friday, 29 September 2006, 12:29 am | NZ Council for Infrastructure Development
“New Zealand’s geography and population challenges should be the impetus for more focus and positive moves to deliver New Zealanders the infrastructure they desperately need, not an excuse to put infrastructure in the too hard basket” says NZCID Chief ... More >>
Regional Alignment On Auckland Roading
Wednesday, 19 July 2006, 9:03 am | NZ Council for Infrastructure Development
"For far too long divergent central and regional government views, on how to best address Auckland's transport needs, have held back delivering solutions” says NZ Council for Infrastructure Development (NZCID) CEO Stephen Selwood. More >>
NZCID applauds generation capacity upgrade
Friday, 14 July 2006, 11:26 am | NZ Council for Infrastructure Development
NZ Council for Infrastructure Chief Executive Stephen Selwood described Mighty River Power’s announcement today that they are commiting to a 45MW capacity upgrade at their Southdown facilty as “good news in an uncertain environment”. Mr Selwood ... More >>
Taskforce Required to Avoid Electricity Failures
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 2:18 pm | NZ Council for Infrastructure Development
'Widespread electricity system failures across the country yesterday clearly indicate the urgent need for a taskforce to ensure ongoing security of electricity supply ', says the NZ Council for Infrastructure Development. More >>
Revised Transmission Upgrade Proposal Welcomed
Friday, 2 June 2006, 10:32 am | NZ Council for Infrastructure Development
Revised 400kV Transmission Upgrade Proposal Welcome The New Zealand Council for Infrastructure Development has welcomed Transpower's decision to submit a revised North Island 400 kV transmission line proposal. Transpower has discussed a staged implementation of ... More >>
Treasury paper undervalues benefits of PPPs
Tuesday, 4 April 2006, 9:33 am | NZ Council for Infrastructure Development
"A Treasury working paper on PPPs has largely ignored international experience that shows public private partnerships can and do provide better value for money than conventional procurement methods", says NZCID Chief Executive Stephen Selwood. More >>
Monopoly Pricing Won't Replace Infrastructure Need
Friday, 17 March 2006, 4:22 pm | NZ Council for Infrastructure Development
"Road pricing will not replace the need to develop the road and public transport system", says NZCID Chief Executive Stephen Selwood. More >>
PMs Focus on Economic Transformation Welcome
Friday, 20 January 2006, 1:21 pm | NZ Council for Infrastructure Development
The New Zealand Council for Infrastructure Development has welcomed comments by the Prime Minister to the NZ Herald that developing infrastructure is high on the Government's economic transformation agenda, and that regulatory reform might be needed. More >>
Sydney Public-Private Schools Provide Lesson
Wednesday, 18 January 2006, 11:57 am | NZ Council for Infrastructure Development
A New South Wales Treasury post implementation review of new schools delivered under a private public partnership model has found them to be "an improvement on traditional public sector delivery". More >>
What difference will West Wind Power Project make
Thursday, 22 December 2005, 3:07 pm | NZ Council for Infrastructure Development
"From a national perspective, the decision by Wellington City Council on the eve of Christmas to approve Meridian Energy's $380 million wind power station near Makara is excellent news. More >>
$600 million for Auckland rail good step
Wednesday, 21 December 2005, 10:17 am | NZ Council for Infrastructure Development
$600 million for Auckland rail good step towards $2.3 billion public transport funding deficit More >>
Complete SH20 Avondale Link by Christmas 2012
Friday, 16 December 2005, 3:03 pm | NZ Council for Infrastructure Development
The New Zealand Council for Infrastructure Development commends Auckland City's decision to support Transit's preferred alignment for the Avondale link, but says the project should be completed in by Christmas 2012. More >>
Coalition deal making heightens Transit shortfalls
Monday, 12 December 2005, 11:21 am | NZ Council for Infrastructure Development
"Blaming escalating construction costs for Transit deferring improvements to one of New Zealand's deadliest stretches of highway is misleading", says New Zealand Council for Infrastructure Development CEO Stephen Selwood, "in fact actual tender ... More >>
Irish Invest $60 Bil in Transport Infrastructure
Thursday, 3 November 2005, 1:59 pm | NZ Council for Infrastructure Development
The Irish Government yesterday announced its largest ever infrastructure plan which earmarks a headline grabbing $34.4bn ($NZ60bn) for transport projects in Greater Dublin over a 10-year period. Funding for Transport 21 is expected to be principally ... More >>
Borrowing For Highway Projects will Save Money
Friday, 30 September 2005, 3:29 pm | NZ Council for Infrastructure Development
The New Zealand Council for Infrastructure Developments supports Transit New Zealand proposals to advance much needed improvements to the state highway network through borrowing, saying that it will decrease road trauma and will save both money and ... More >>
Infrastructure Ranked as No.1 Key Issue for NZ
Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 2:19 pm | NZ Council for Infrastructure Development
The World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report for 2005 has ranked inadequate supply of infrastructure as the biggest factor holding back New Zealand’s competitiveness. More >>
