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.
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.
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?
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
