NZ one of least efficient high-income countries at infrastructure
ANALYSIS: The quality of our infrastructure does not match the level of spending – and bridging this substantial divide will demand more than just a stroke of luck.
WATCH: NBR columnist Hillmarè Schulze speaks with Brent Edwards.
Decades of inadequate investment and short-sighted planning by successive governments have left New Zealand with a staggering $210 billion infrastructure deficit.
A $210b deficit translates to a $104b shortfall in essential infrastructure, including roads, schools, and hospitals, that should have
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