Thursday, 20 May 2021, 4:23 pm
The New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga,
welcomes the Budget’s ongoing commitment to infrastructure
through a $4 billion boost to the capital allowance. This
will support investment in roads, public transport, schools,
health, housing, and climate change mitigation. New
Zealand is facing many long-term infrastructure challenges,
including responding to demographic and technological
change, addressing climate change, catching up on housing
supply, and upgrading run-down water
infrastructure. But it’s not all about building
new things. We need to be thinking about how we make smarter
and better decisions about the existing infrastructure we
have. Most of the infrastructure we will be using in 30