Date: |
22 Oct 2025, 12.00PM – 1.00PM |
duration: |
1 hr |
Location: |
Online |
Cost: |
Free event |
With over 100 applications, over half from transport, the IPP provides its unique insights into investment planning practice, chances for improvement and how the business case could be strengthened to deliver better infrastructure outcomes for New Zealanders.
The Infrastructure Commission is tasked with identifying infrastructure priorities and developing a broad public agreement on an approach to infrastructure. The Infrastructure Priorities Programme (IPP) is the Commission’s independent and standardised process to identify proposals and projects that meet strategic objectives, represent good value for money and can be delivered. Assessment results indicate whether projects are ready for investment, and the next steps that can be taken to progress projects that need more work.
The first two rounds of the IPP received over 100 applications, of which more than half were from the transport sector. Review of investment proposals provides insights into the current state of investment planning practice and opportunities for improvement. Most of the proposals we assessed in the first two rounds of IPP assessments identify important problems and opportunities that could be solved through new investment. However, most of these proposals need further work before they are ready to fund. Strengthening business case practices presents a strong opportunity to improve the bang for buck that we receive from our investment. There are opportunities for cross sector learnings between transport and other infrastructure sectors that can improve practice and the value we get from our investments.
Nadine Dodge, Director at Te Waihanga, the Infrastructure Commission, will introduce how the Infrastructure Commission's Infrastructure Priorities Programme (IPP) assess proposals against strategic objectives, value for money, and deliverability.
With over 100 applications, over half from transport, the IPP provides its unique insights into investment planning practice, chances for improvement and how the business case could be strengthened to deliver better infrastructure outcomes for New Zealanders.
The Infrastructure Commission is tasked with identifying infrastructure priorities and developing a broad public agreement on an approach to infrastructure. The Infrastructure Priorities Programme (IPP) is the Commission’s independent and standardised process to identify proposals and projects that meet strategic objectives, represent good value for money and can be delivered. Assessment results indicate whether projects are ready for investment, and the next steps that can be taken to progress projects that need more work.
The first two rounds of the IPP received over 100 applications, of which more than half were from the transport sector. Review of investment proposals provides insights into the current state of investment planning practice and opportunities for improvement. Most of the proposals we assessed in the first two rounds of IPP assessments identify important problems and opportunities that could be solved through new investment. However, most of these proposals need further work before they are ready to fund. Strengthening business case practices presents a strong opportunity to improve the bang for buck that we receive from our investment. There are opportunities for cross sector learnings between transport and other infrastructure sectors that can improve practice and the value we get from our investments.
