Reports

Te Waihanga publishes reports to provide a greater understanding and analysis of infrastructure in New Zealand.
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Protecting land for infrastructure: How to make good decisions when we aren’t certain about the future

This report examines how we can manage the impact of rising land prices on infrastructure project delivery.

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Urban land prices – a progress report

Between 2010 and 2021, the difference between urban and rural land prices roughly doubled in nearly every large New Zealand city – Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington and Queenstown.

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The 2023 Auckland Anniversary weekend storm: An initial assessment and implications for the infrastructure system

As part of our work to understand resilience in infrastructure, Te Waihanga has undertaken an initial infrastructure assessment of the 2023 Auckland Anniversary weekend storm.

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The lay of the land: Benchmarking New Zealand's infrastructure delivery costs

How does the cost to build infrastructure in New Zealand compares with other high-income countries? This report benchmarks infrastructure delivery costs as a way to find out both how we’re doing and if there are ways we can improve the affordability of infrastructure delivery.

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Economic performance of New Zealand’s construction industry

Our September 2022 Research Insights highlights the importance of productivity growth in reducing construction costs and addressing workforce demands.

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Does size matter? The impact of local government structure on cost efficiency

New research reveals bigger is not necessarily better – or worse – when it comes to the size of councils and their cost efficiency in delivering key services.

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The decline of housing supply in New Zealand: Why it happened and how to reverse it

Why have house prices in New Zealand increased so much over the last few decades? What did the country do to construct this crisis? How can we fix this?

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Investment gap or efficiency gap? Benchmarking New Zealand’s investment in infrastructure

Is New Zealand investing enough in infrastructure? Should we invest more to close the gap between today’s infrastructure and what we’ll need in future?

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Leveraging our energy resources to reduce global emissions and increase our living standards

Our first 30-year Infrastructure Strategy aspires to enable a net-zero carbon emissions Aotearoa through rapid development of clean energy and by reducing the carbon emissions from infrastructure.

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Financing and Funding of Infrastructure in New Zealand Report

Our first Infrastructure Strategy recognises that we’ll need more infrastructure, but it is not free and someone must pay for it. Good infrastructure decision-making takes place within and must be supported by a principled and fit-for-purpose funding and financing system.

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Labour Markets Report

As part of our work on a New Zealand infrastructure strategy, we commissioned a report on New Zealand’s infrastructure system and the challenges posed by growing labour markets.

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Aotearoa 2050

In March 2021 we asked New Zealanders what they want Aotearoa to look like in 2050. What we’ve heard will help shape the Infrastructure Strategy.

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New Zealand’s Infrastructure Challenge

As part of our work on a New Zealand infrastructure strategy, we commissioned a report on the scale of New Zealand’s infrastructure challenge.

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Defining infrastructure

As an initial step in work to develop the Infrastructure Strategy, we've developed a discussion document that standardises how we think about the shared services around us.

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Freights and Ports Sector Review

Te Waihanga commissioned a review into the country's freight infrastructure now and into the future, with a particular focus on the operations of New Zealand's ports.

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Technology Change and Infrastructure

As part of our work on the Infrastructure Strategy, we commissioned a report on the potential impact of technology change on infrastructure.

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Water Reform

As part of our work to understand New Zealand’s water infrastructure, we produced a special report into Waters Reform in New Zealand.

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