7605 (2025). Hon Barbara Edmonds to the Minister for Infrastructure

7605 (2025). Hon Barbara Edmonds to the Minister for Infrastructure: Given the recent update to the National Infrastructure Pipeline, which shows an increase of $8.1 billion in funded projects, what actions are being taken to ensure that the growth in the pipeline translates into tangible, market-ready work for the infrastructure sector?

Hon Chris Bishop: The National Infrastructure Pipeline provides a central view of infrastructure project activity that is in planning and delivery across New Zealand. Insights from the Pipeline provide the industry with information to help coordinate, prioritise, schedule, and plan their projects and investments. Information in the Pipeline is provided by central government, local government and private sector organisations involved in providing infrastructure services and reflects the current state of their infrastructure planning and investment intentions. Projects will proceed to market as these contributing organisations secure funding, prioritise, and contract the delivery of these projects.