Infrastructure Commission looks at 150 years of infrastructure spending going 'boom'

Infrastructure Commission looks at 150 years of infrastructure spending going 'boom'
Peter Nunns says the country tends to invest in infrastructure when people can see value in it. (Image: Supplied)
Brianna McIlraith
Contrary to what the public might think, New Zealanders spend a lot more on infrastructure than we have in the past, according to the latest report by the NZ Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga.  Half a century ago, NZers were spending $3,000 per person on infrastructure, and by 2022, this had risen to $ 5,000 per person, according to the Nation Building: A Century and a Half of Infrastructure Investment in NZ report.The NZ Infrastructure Commission (NZIC) said NZers had substantially more infrastructure than they did in 1950,...

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