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Public Works sweetener payments won’t cost the earth – Linz

Land agency and the NZTA say the incentives should be about half a percent of project value, citing about $20m across an initial three major national highway jobs.

Brent Melville Fri, 04 Apr 2025

Property

Govt to underwrite SPV greenfield financing, up to $100m a pop

Infrastructure

Cost of speeding up public project land purchase ‘unknown’ – LINZ

Infrastructure

Italian, Australian, Malaysians line up for Northland Expressway

Infrastructure

Govt clips 20% land payment sweetener for fast-track deals

Law

Piecemeal public works review to create ‘confused law’: lawyer

Infrastructure

Ports, KiwiRail, FinMin all mum on port upgrade costs

No-one is saying whether port infrastructure still requires substantial upgrades, irrespective of ferry replacement decision.

Brent Edwards Wed, 02 Oct 2024

Infrastructure

What NZ can learn from Ireland’s approach to infrastructure

Buddle Findlay chair Jennifer Caldwell explains Ireland’s commitment to long-term infrastructure planning is linked to a 10-year, €165b fund.

Brent Edwards Mon, 30 Sep 2024

Infrastructure

A financial storm: Council costs blow out by almost $1 billion

Operating costs for the supercity spiralled $940 million beyond what was planned, prompted by $685m in spending on storm-affected properties.

Brent Melville Sat, 28 Sep 2024

Infrastructure

Cancelling ferries cost KiwiRail near half billion dollars

Annual accounts show KiwiRail struggling, and cancelling the order for two rail-enabled Cook Strait ferries has cost it $468.8m, so far.

Brent Edwards Fri, 27 Sep 2024

Infrastructure

Watercare opens up debt sinkhole

Watercare’s tether to its Auckland Council parent will be untied next year, leaving the country’s biggest utility adrift and needing to refinance $3.6b in debt.