Musings

What is essential infrastructure?

When earthquakes, storms, floods and other events disrupt our lives, we look for resilience that a market economy fails to provide. We all expect more.

Infrastructure planning for the future

Our essential infrastructure gets clobbered with each election cycle. This needs to change.

Long Term Infrastructure Plan?

Over the last few months, the new Government has canceled 3Waters, returning control to Councils; Auckland's second harbour crossing unlikely to proceed; and Auckland's Light Rail also

Sweating the Assets - Market Efficiency and Infrastructure Development

The frustration of affected communities at the lack of reliable infrastructure is palpable. At risk of appearing mawkish, now is actually the time to face up to the growing infrastructure

Price certainty in a time of uncertain supplies

In the current crisis of labour shortages and supply chain disruption, price certainty is still achievable. Both owners and contractors just need to think constructively.

Approaches to International Involvement in Construction Projects

Procuring supplies and services from overseas is the increasing reality of the construction industry in NZ. We need to think more internationally in how this is done.