Event Details

Infrastructure New Zealand is pleased to partner with the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission | Te Waihanga to deliver a series of stakeholder engagement workshops focused on the development of the National Infrastructure Plan. These sessions will provide an opportunity to discuss the Plan and for the Commission to gather valuable feedback from key stakeholders. Join us in Wellington on Thursday 14 November from 1:00-4:00pm at the City and Sea Museum. 

Dates for these workshops are as below. There will be two sessions at each location, excluding Wellington. Each afternoon session will run from 1:00 - 4:00pm and will be jointly hosted by Infrastructure New Zealand and the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission | Te Waihanga.

• Hastings: 6 November

• Christchurch: 12 November

• Wellington: 14 November

• Auckland: 19 November

We warmly invite our members to join us for these afternoon sessions. To confirm your attendance, please register via your member portal at least one week prior to the event date.

There is no cost for these sessions, but space is limited, and participants must RSVP a minimum of one week prior to the event. Morning and afternoon tea will be provided.

About the National Infrastructure Plan

Why is the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission | Te Waihanga developing a National Infrastructure Plan?

We know that we need to make some big decisions about getting the infrastructure we need in the right places, at the right time – and in a way that’s affordable. To do that we need to develop a shared, long-term view of our infrastructure expectations and priorities.

That’s why the Commission is developing a National Infrastructure Plan that will address three key questions:

• What’s needed and what should we be spending over the next 30 years?

• What’s our planned investment over the next 10 years?

• What’s the gap between the long-term infrastructure need and planned investment and how do we address that gap?

The Minister for Infrastructure has asked the Commission to lead this work, but they will be working across the sector and with the public to ensure the Plan is enduring. These sessions are a way for the Commission to test some of its early thinking and seek feedback.

A draft of the Plan will go out for public consultation in mid-2025. The final Plan will be delivered to the Minister for Infrastructure in 2025, and the Government will then respond.

Background on the Plan

The Commission is required to produce strategic, independent advice on the long-term needs for New Zealand’s infrastructure every five years. In May 2022, the Commission published Rautaki Hanganga o Aotearoa, the New Zealand Infrastructure Strategy, making recommendations for improving New Zealand’s infrastructure system. 

The National Infrastructure Plan will build on the Strategy and include recommendations to meet New Zealand’s infrastructure challenges. 

Have any questions? Please feel free to contact info@tewaihanga.govt.nz and one of their team will get back to you.