Katie Black
An ‘independent infrastructure entity’ for New Zealand
There are not many countries around the world which have created a comparable body to the National Infrastructure Commission, although many face similar challenges in incorporating long-term and evidence-based thinking into infrastructure decision making. New Zealand could be the next. Infrastructure New Zealand, a membership organisation representing companies across the different infrastructure sectors, have been...
Harnessing smart power
The National Infrastructure Commission has two pivotal roles: to provide independent and evidence-based advice to Government on the best way to meet the country’s infrastructure needs; and to ensure that when those recommendations are accepted, they are implemented and delivered. Publication of the Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan represented a major milestone in the Government’s...