National Infrastructure Agency to launch in December, Bishop says

National Infrastructure Agency to launch in December, Bishop says
Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop has announced details of the new National Infrastructure Agency. (Image: NZME)
Oliver Lewis
Crown Infrastructure Partners will be repurposed as the National Infrastructure Agency promised by the coalition Government and will assume its new functions from Dec 1, infrastructure minister Chris Bishop has announced.Bishop provided new details about the promised agency, which is meant to consolidate functions and operate as a shopfront for international investors interested in New Zealand, at the Building Nations conference hosted by industry body Infrastructure NZ in Auckland on Wednesday.Cabinet has agreed that the National Infrastructur...

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