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The Government’s second infrastructure plan highlights both progress and strategic opportunities for telecomunications and transport infrastructure, Associate Infrastructure Minister Steven Joyce says.

The second plan takes a strategic look at the country’s infrastructure over the next 20 years.

"The Government is committed to ensuring New Zealand has the infrastructure to support faster economic growth," Mr Joyce says. "Effective transport and telecommunications networks will be central to achieving this.

  • Steven Joyce
  • Communications and Information Technology
  • Infrastructure
  • Transport

The National Infrastructure Plan shows the Government will invest over $17 billion in infrastructure in the next four years, supporting thousands of jobs and setting a platform for growth, Infrastructure Minister Bill English says

"Central government will invest $7.6 billion on social assets like schools, hospitals, state houses and prisons over the next four years, $6.5 billion on roads and about $1.5 billion each on broadband and rail," Mr English says.

  • Bill English
  • Infrastructure

The Government will investigate the feasibility of developing a Whole-of-Government Radio Network as a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), Infrastructure Minister Bill English and Police Minister Judith Collins announced today.

Over the past three years the Government has funded Police to build a digital radio network in Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury to replace their existing analogue network.

  • Bill English
  • Judith Collins
  • Infrastructure
  • Police

New Zealand's broadband, rail and schools are top priorities for about $1.6 billion of further infrastructure spending in Budget 2011, Infrastructure Minister Bill English says.

The spending, which includes over $500 million of reprioritised capital, follows about $3 billion of new spending in infrastructure and other major capital investment in Budgets 2009 and 2010.

  • Bill English
  • Infrastructure
  • Budget 2011

The Government intends to commission two new schools in Hobsonville that will be designed, financed, built and maintained under a public-private partnership, Infrastructure Minister Bill English, Education Minister Anne Tolley and Associate Education Minister Rodney Hide announced today.

The Government will now seek formal expressions of interest from market participants for new primary and secondary schools at Hobsonville Point, north-west of Auckland. Subject to satisfactory bids, the schools will be the first built in New Zealand under a PPP.

  • Bill English
  • Anne Tolley
  • Rodney Hide
  • Education
  • Infrastructure

The Government is taking the next step towards implementing a public private partnership (PPP) for delivering a new prison at Wiri, South Auckland, Infrastructure Minister Bill English and Correcti

  • Bill English
  • Judith Collins
  • Corrections
  • Infrastructure

Central and local government must work together to ensure smarter infrastructure decisions and investment, Minister for Infrastructure Bill English says.

  • Bill English
  • Infrastructure

The Government is taking steps to improve how it invests in infrastructure and manages its $220 billion asset base, Finance Minister Bill English says.

  • Bill English
  • Finance
  • Infrastructure

The Government is taking the next step towards a public-private partnership for building and maintaining some new school property, Infrastructure Minister Bill English and Education Minister Anne T

  • Bill English
  • Anne Tolley
  • Education
  • Infrastructure

New Zealand's broadband, rail, schools and prisons will be strengthened through substantial infrastructure funding confirmed in the Budget, Infrastructure Minister Bill English says.

  • Bill English
  • Budget 2010
  • Infrastructure

The Government intends to commission a new prison at Wiri that will be designed, built and operated under a public-private partnership, Infrastructure Minister Bill English and Corrections Minister

  • Bill English
  • Judith Collins
  • Corrections
  • Infrastructure

The National Infrastructure Plan, issued today, shows the large scale of the Government's infrastructure programme and highlights some future issues that may require action, Infrastructure Minister

  • Bill English
  • Infrastructure

The Government's $500 million Jobs and Growth infrastructure stimulus package is on track and supporting thousands of jobs around New Zealand, Infrastructure Minister Bill English says.

  • Bill English
  • Infrastructure

Infrastructure Minister Bill English today welcomed the National Infrastructure Unit's release of a discussion paper on the state of New Zealand's infrastructure.

  • Bill English
  • Infrastructure

The Government intends to involve the private sector in infrastructure projects where it makes sense for both taxpayers and users, Infrastructure Minister Bill English says. 

  • Bill English
  • Infrastructure

Infrastructure Minister Bill English has announced appointments to the new National Infrastructure Advisory Board.

  • Bill English
  • Infrastructure

The Government has approved $115 million of spending on new carriages and locomotives for KiwiRail and the establishment of a small unit within Treasury to manage the next stages of its infrastruct

  • Bill English
  • Infrastructure

Prime Minister John Key and Infrastructure Minister Bill English today confirmed almost $500 million worth of publicly-funded building projects will be accelerated in the latest in a series of init

  • John Key
  • Bill English
  • Infrastructure
  • Prime Minister

Ministers Hon Bill English, Hon Gerry Brownlee and Hon Steven Joyce have today released the Briefings to the Incoming Ministers related to infrastructure issues covering the portfolios of Infrastru

  • Bill English
  • Infrastructure