Introduction and publication details

Introduction to this report

The 2013 National Infrastructure Report is the second annual "State of the Nation Report" the National Infrastructure Unit (NIU) has prepared. Producing an annual report was a commitment made in the 2011 National Infrastructure Plan (the Plan). The purpose of this report is to look at progress and happenings over the past year, identifying key areas of progress against the outcomes and principles of the Plan. The report also briefly looks at some of the outstanding opportunities and challenges ahead and identifies the priority areas for focus from a Plan perspective. Building on the development of a more robust evidence base, the report also includes a short numbers section where using the 'Pressure - State - Response' framework, we highlight some of the data and metrics.

The format of the report is similar to the 2012 report and the Plan with a separate page on each infrastructure sector and special reports on Auckland and Christchurch.

National Infrastructure Unit

Located within The Treasury, the NIU has the overall responsibility for the Plan, working with the various agencies responsible for the different infrastructure sectors and ensuring a coordinated work programme is in place to deliver the Plan's vision. The NIU has a particular focus on the national perspective, looking across the different infrastructure sectors at the networks and Interdependences between them. The NIU recognises the critical role that local government and businesses play in the Plan and has extensive networks throughout the infrastructure community. The majority of the work the NIU does is with the responsible agencies at the policy stage, focusing on the Plan's principles. The NIU leads a small number of items on the work programme, usually in conjunction with others, and typically where the issues cross infrastructure sectors and involve multiple agencies. The NIU also supports the National Infrastructure Advisory Board and being located within The Treasury, provides advice to the Minister of Finance on spending and policy proposals.

Further information on the NIU, the Plan and the work programme is available at: www.infrastructure.govt.nz

In putting this report together, the NIU acknowledges the contributions and support provided by our colleagues from The Treasury, National Infrastructure Advisory Board, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment, New Zealand Transport Agency, Department of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Primary Industries, Ministry for the Environment, Land Information New Zealand, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, Local Government New Zealand, IPWEA NZ, Society of Local Government Managers, BusinessNZ, NZ Council for Infrastructure Development, Water New Zealand and many other infrastructure businesses.

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