Making every dollar count - NZ Infrastructure Commission review of the drivers of infrastructure costs in New Zealand

This research brings together evidence on the factors that shape the cost and affordability of infrastructure. It highlights where there is opportunity to influence costs to help us make better choices and get more from our infrastructure investment.

The report builds on the NZ Infrastructure Commission’s prior research looking at how infrastructure delivery costs stack up compared to other countries and how factors like the cost of materials, cost of consenting, and productivity growth can impact New Zealand’s construction costs, and undertaken reviews of several major projects.

It points to making greater use of standardised and repeatable approaches, improving how projects are planned and sequenced, and taking a disciplined approach to scope and design to keep costs down.