Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 6:40 am
The New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga,
is proposing an overhaul of the way New Zealand’s
infrastructure is planned, prioritised and built, in a
consultation document released today.
Te Waihanga
Chief Executive Ross Copland says the document He
Tūāpapa ki te Ora, Infrastructure for a Better Future
sets a proposed direction for a 30-Year Infrastructure
Strategy, which is being developed. New Zealand is
facing some huge challenges. As our cities age many of the
infrastructure networks that support them are nearing end of
life, often at the same time. Add to that the need to
Tuesday, 20 April 2021, 6:31 am
The New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga,
will implement the recommendations directed by the Minister
for Infrastructure, from the Transmission Gully Interim
Review that was released today, says Chief Executive Ross
Copland.
The review recommends that Te Waihanga update
aspects of the national Public Private Partnership (PPP)
Guidance and that Waka Kotahi implement changes related
primarily to the management of future PPP
projects. The lessons learned from the Transmission
Gully Interim Review will be valuable for future PPP
projects and other major project procurement. It was noted
in the review that Waka Kotahi had already proactively
captured lessons learnt from Transmission Gully and applied
Wednesday, 3 March 2021, 12:07 pm
New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga’s
latest discussion document looks at the state of play of
infrastructure in the resource recovery and waste
sector.
One of a series of reports into key
infrastructure sectors, it highlights some of the challenges
for resource recovery and waste infrastructure planning. The
state of play also finds that the data shows that waste from
construction makes up between 40 to 50% of all waste sent to
landfill. It is clear New Zealand could be doing
better at reducing the amount of household, construction and
other waste we send to landfill when compared to others in
Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 9:36 am
The New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te
Waihanga’s latest discussion document highlights the
importance of current reforms in the water sector.
Its
State of Play discussion document about water infrastructure
is one of a series looking at the current state of key
infrastructure sectors. These are based on a review of
existing literature as well as interviews with experts in
the sector.
Chief Executive Ross Copland says this is
part of Te Waihanga’s work toward a 30-year strategy for
infrastructure and the Commission is seeking feedback on the
document. Water is an essential resource. Building
our picture of the sector and what’s on the horizon is an
Thursday, 11 February 2021, 10:04 am
New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga has
released the latest in a series of discussion documents on
key areas of New Zealand’s infrastructure, this time
looking at the state of play in the energy
sector.
Chief Executive Ross Copland says this is part
of Te Waihanga’s work toward a 30-year strategy for
infrastructure and the Commission is seeking feedback on the
document. We’ve looked at the existing literature
and talked to experts in the sector to produce this state of
play, but we want to hear whether we’ve got it right or if