Where do the costs and benefits of infrastructure projects fall? NZIER Insight 121
April 3, 2025
NZIER's latest Insight calls for the short-term disruption impacts on local businesses and communities to be incorporated into infrastructure decision-making. The City Rail Link experience and international studies suggest that disruption impacts are non-trivial and can be prolonged t … Read more
Gentailer retail margin disclosure: What does it tell us?
June 18, 2024
A report to the Consumer Advocacy Council. Read more
Building a healthy future: The potential scale of investment in Crown-owned health infrastructure over the next thirty years
February 15, 2024
New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga commissioned NZIER to model hospital building costs over the next thirty years. Read more
The value of safety improvements - NZIER Insight 107
August 10, 2023
Economic analysis of safety programmes needs values to place on benefits such as preventing fatalities and injuries. Read more
How do Kiwis want buildings to perform during and after an earthquake?
April 13, 2022
A policy brief for NZSEE Project on Resilient Buildings. Read more
Location, location, location : The value of having a port in the neighbourhood
December 11, 2019
Ports of Auckland (POAL) has asked NZIER to estimate its economic impact. On average, POAL contributed $100 million per annum to its owners and $158 million per annum directly to the Auckland economy over the last five financial years. That Auckland is served by a port located in the … Read more
What price to relieve the gridlock? A non-technical guide to the road pricing implementation debate
September 20, 2019
The roading system in New Zealand is essential and its economic importance is clear. At any time of the day or night you might see different activities associated with construction, tourism, services, manufacturing and agriculture. This takes on new significance as we decarbonise the … Read more
Benefits from Auckland road decongestion
August 3, 2017
A report commissioned by the EMA, Auckland International Airport Ltd, Infrastructure NZ, Ports of Auckland Ltd and the National Road Carriers Association. Read more
The road less travelled - NZIER Insight 59
May 24, 2016
The announcement that central government is prepared to fund the construction of Auckland’s City Rail Link (CRL) has, once again, placed the issue of how to pay for infrastructure onto the public policy agenda. Read more