Nick Leggett: Infrastructure NZ CEO on the new infrastructure plans and agency

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

There's optimism from the sector over the prospect of more effective infrastructure development.

The Infrastructure Minister's launching a National Infrastructure Agency from December to manage funding and proposals and facilitate private investment.

Infrastructure New Zealand says the current system is complex, time-consuming and expensive.

Chief Executive Nick Leggett told Ryan Bridge that priorities change from one government to the next, but the system itself needs to be sound and pretty secure.

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