About the Plan
Developing a shared, long-term view of our infrastructure expectations and priorities.
The National Infrastructure Plan aims to give New Zealanders greater confidence that the infrastructure we all rely on is well planned, provides value for money, and meets the needs of today and tomorrow.
The Plan will help guide decision-making by both central and local government and give the infrastructure industry more confidence to invest in the people, technology and equipment they need to build more efficiently.
The Plan gives us a long-term view, and answers some key questions:
- What’s needed and what should we be spending over the next 30 years?
- What’s our planned investment over the next 10 years?
- What’s the gap between the long-term infrastructure need and planned investment? How do we address that gap?
The National Infrastructure Plan isn’t about identifying a multi-decade list of projects. Instead, it’s an opportunity to give us greater certainty about what we should build.
It builds on our work for Rautaki Hanganga o Aotearoa, the New Zealand Infrastructure Strategy, which made recommendations and set objectives for improving New Zealand’s infrastructure system.
What happens next?
In 2024, we tested our thinking and asked for feedback on our approach to developing the plan.
From 25 June to 6 August 2025 we asked for feedback on a draft of the Plan. Once we've incorporated this feedback, we'll send a final version to Government by the end of the year.
National Infrastructure Plan Process
The Minister for Infrastructure has asked the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga, to lead this work, but we’ll be working across central and local government, the sector and industry, and with the public to ensure the Plan is enduring.
We are required to produce strategic, independent advice on the long-term needs for New Zealand’s infrastructure every five years. This advice is delivered to the Minister for Infrastructure, and the Government must develop its response.
In May 2022, Te Waihanga published New Zealand’s first Infrastructure Strategy, making recommendations for improving New Zealand’s infrastructure system. The first monitoring report to track New Zealand’s progress against the Strategy was published in May 2024.
The National Infrastructure Plan will build on the Strategy and include recommendations to meet New Zealand’s infrastructure challenges. It will be delivered to the Minister for Infrastructure in 2025, and the Government will then respond.