'NZ wastes a lot of money': tips for megaprojects

'NZ wastes a lot of money': tips for megaprojects
Infrastructure NZ CEO Nick Leggett wants the government to improve planning processes for megaprojects. (Image: NZME)
Oliver Lewis
Better planning processes, better collaboration between public and private players, and an assessment of whether current cost-benefit analyses are fit for purpose.That’s the gist of recommendations released by sector body Infrastructure New Zealand (INZ) on Monday around the delivery of megaprojects.As the BusinessDesk investigation ‘business of blowouts’ found, NZ has a poor track record when it comes to delivering large infrastructure projects on time, on budget and with all the promised benefits.The Infrastructure Commissio...

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