The New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, which has been tasked with developing the National Infrastructure Plan, is asking for feedback on its current approach
In a recently published discussion document, Testing our thinking: Developing an enduring National Infrastructure Plan, the Commission shares its initial thinking and seeks feedback as it develops the National Infrastructure Plan. When completed, the 30-year Plan will help inform decision-making by both central and local government, giving the infrastructure industry more confidence to invest in the people, technology and equipment they need to build more efficiently.
“The infrastructure we depend on today was built and paid for by previous generations. We need to leave future generations with just as strong a legacy, while making sure we don’t overly burden them with the costs. This will mean making careful choices about where we spend our infrastructure dollar, understanding what our needs are, while also allowing flexibility for the needs we can’t foresee,” says Peter Nunns, Acting General Manager – Strategy.
“In the discussion document we outline some of the ways we’re looking at addressing this through the Plan. This includes forecasting long-term infrastructure needs, looking at current investment intentions, and independently reviewing unfunded infrastructure proposals to give decision-makers a menu of high-quality vetted proposals through the Infrastructure Priorities Programme. We will also provide advice about how we can build capability to plan and build infrastructure better, how we can take better care of our existing assets, and how we can regulate and govern infrastructure better.”
“We obviously don’t have a monopoly on good ideas so to develop the National Infrastructure Plan we need to hear from people who provide and use infrastructure. We’ve released a discussion document to help to test our thinking on our long-term infrastructure needs and how we can address them. We welcome and encourage your feedback,” says Nunns.
Read the document: testing-our-thinking-discussion-document-plan.pdf
Provide feedback: inform.tewaihanga.govt.nz/make/b70ca024-cbad-4770-a076-b21e0099aca3
