Episode

Infrastructure NZ calls for better long-term planning

Podcast: Midday Report
Published: Sep 14, 2026
Duration seconds: 359
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Summary

Despite being the highest public infrastructure spender in the OECD in the last 20 years, New Zealand ranked among the lowest for efficiency, according to Infrastructure New Zealand, which has released its election manifesto. Nick Leggett, chief executive at Infrastructure New Zealand spoke to Guyon Espiner.