The Pipeline

Highlighting the critical pieces of legislation that will affect your business, providing updates along the way.

This month’s key articles:

Infrastructure Commission testing their thinking with the NIP

Christmas slowdown on consultation

Through December – January there is generally a slowdown in consultations as agencies and Ministers close for the festive break.

For 2025 Transport Minister Simeon Brown has asked that all the Land Transport Act’s Rules and Regulations are reviewed, and work has started on preparing a list of desired changes.

As this work gets underway you can expect to receive invitations from NRC to participate and provide feedback.

Infrastructure Commission testing their thinking with the NIP

New Zealand has an infrastructure deficit. According to the Infrastructure Commission, we need around $104b more public capital to meet the current shortfall. If we keep investing at the current rate, we will not keep up with renewals and future demand. We will be short by another $106b in 30 years’ time (in today’s prices).

This is not a problem we can simply spend our way out of.

So the Commission is testing its thinking as it begins work on the National Infrastructure Plan (NIP). They are calling for people to tell them what they think of the discussion document on the NIP – what it will cover, and the problems it is trying to solve. The questionnaire is open until 10 December 2024.

Hard choices have to be made. New Zealanders need to have their say so we end up with the right tradeoffs made for our children and grandchildren.

NRC encourages our members to have your say and play your part in getting the infrastructure we need for tomorrow.

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