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Auckland does not need more plans, strategies or debate. It needs delivery.

That is the clear message from Transporting Auckland Forward: A Call to Action, released today by Infrastructure New Zealand in partnership with the Committee for Auckland, following a summit of more than 60 senior leaders from across business, infrastructure, and government.

New Zealand must urgently rebalance how it invests in infrastructure—focusing far more on maintaining and optimising what already exists, according to a new report launched by Infrastructure New Zealand and written by Beca.

Canterbury’s infrastructure leaders are calling for greater coordinated action to future-proof one of New Zealand’s most livable and productive regions. It comes with a stark warning that ageing bridges, fragile freight links and outdated funding models are placing the region’s future at risk.

New Zealand infrastructure is at a critical turning point, and the release of the National Infrastructure Plan is a serious and substantial contribution to the discussion, Infrastructure New Zealand says.

Infrastructure is being put where it belongs: at the centre of New Zealand’s economic, environment and social decision-making. That’s Infrastructure New Zealand’s view as the Government introduces a National Policy Statement for Infrastructure. INZ welcomes it and calls it a fundamental building block of progress that finally places infrastructure where it belongs.

Smarter, faster, better infrastructure will be built thanks to the proposed changes to the Resource Management Act. The long-awaited changes revealed today will provide clearer, easier to understand rules for the infrastructure sector, says Infrastructure New Zealand.

“Any form of rate capping must not come at the expense of building desperately needed new infrastructure and maintaining the crucial assets local governments already own,” says Infrastructure New Zealand’s Nick Leggett.

The Government’s announcement to streamline local councils highlights an important truth – local government needs refocusing, and this opportunity must not be wasted, says Infrastructure New Zealand Chief Executive Nick Leggett, himself a former Mayor of Porirua.

We are rightly proud of Queenstown. It’s the jewel in New Zealand’s tourism crown, the reason millions of visitors fall in love with our country and the image that so often defines our nation to the world. But pride alone doesn’t pay for pipes, roads, or clean water. If we truly value Queenstown and what it represents for our economy, we need to back that pride with practical support. And that means dollars.

The confirmation of funding for metro rail upgrades in both Auckland and Wellington should reassure train users in both major cities that there is a better focus on shoring up vital daily commuter services.