In February 2026, the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga, released New Zealand’s first National Infrastructure Plan, setting out a 30-year system-wide view on how we can plan, fund, maintain and deliver infrastructure.
The Government has now published its formal response to the Plan, supporting or supporting in principle all 16 of the Commission’s recommendations. This process has involved cross-party engagement, with both the Labour Party and Green Party contributing forewords to the Government’s response document. This is a significant and much welcomed bi-partisan step forward in how we collectively better deliver infrastructure in New Zealand.
A snapshot of the Government’s response to each recommendation is set out below.
You can read the Government’s response in full here.
Disclaimer: This publication is necessarily brief and general in nature. You should seek professional advice before taking any action in relation to the matters dealt with in this publication.
