National Infrastructure Plan

Page updated 23 Nov 2009

The National Infrastructure Plan will be developed by early 2010 and updated every three years.

The 20-year Plan will present a high-level view of the state of New Zealand's infrastructure and include a stock-take of existing infrastructure and anticipated future requirements. The Plan will help ministers, agencies, local government and the private sector identify needs and prioritise investments to lift growth.

It will provide stakeholders with greater certainty and confidence about the nature and timing of future government investment. It will mean that those in the private sector and local government will be better able to identify potential opportunities for their own future infrastructure investment decisions, alone or in partnership with central government.

Developing the National Infrastructure Plan

The Minister for Infrastructure, the Hon Bill English, announced the release of the document 'Infrastructure: Facts and Issues' on 7 September 2009. A copy of the minister's media statement can be found on the Beehive website: Government welcomes infrastructure paper (7 September 2009).

The Treasury developed the 'Infrastructure: Facts and Issues' document as a basis for engagement with targeted stakeholders while it works towards developing the first National Infrastructure Plan.

The formal closing date for submissions was 5 October 2009, and more than 100 were received. These were summarised into a report for the Minister, and a copy can be viewed below. We are currently seeking permission to release submissions. These will be posted on this website as they become available.

Documents listed here are available in Adobe PDF format only. HTML versions can be supplied on request by Information Services at the Treasury. Using PDF Files