Stephen Selwood
Chief Executive

Building the Nation: -an Infrastructure Plan for Growth

The first National Infrastructure Plan released in March identified the Government’s five immediate infrastructure priorities as: broadband, electricity transmission, regulatory reform, roads of national significance, and the Rugby World Cup 2011.   More>

Building the Nation: We need a better game plan

NZCID Chief Executive Stephen Selwood says we can learn some valuable lessons from looking at the infrastructure game plans of competitive nations.  More>

National Infrastructure Plan highlights major opportunities for improvement in capital asset planning, investment and procurement.

The first National Infrastructure Plan highlights significant opportunities for achieving better management and delivery of public infrastructure.   More>

Council-Controlled Organisations (CCOs) Nothing New

The proposed tier of seven CCO or Council-controlled organisations which will spear-head delivery of the core services of the new Auckland Council is merely the latest in a long line of organizations set by local authorities to achieve businesslike efficiency and focus.  More>

NZ Infrastructure Report Card

Excellent start, but much to be done. That’s the report card on the National led government’s focus on investment in productive infrastructure.  Key initiatives for 2009 have included a $7.5 billion increase in the infrastructure budget over the next five years; the establishment of the National Infrastructure Unit in Treasury, and the private sector advisory board; a start to reform of the Resource Management Act and strong commitment to reform of Auckland governance.   More>

Building Nations 2009

With over 200 senior industry leaders, government policy advisers, three government Ministers, and international experts present, the NZ Council for Infrastructure Development Building Nations Symposium at Te Papa provided an iconic New Zealand infrastructure venue for delegates to network across the whole of the infrastructure sector and to advance best practice and influence the policy debate.   More>

National Land Transport Program 2009

“The focus on economic growth and productivity in the National Land Transport Programme has been welcomed by the New Zealand Council for Infrastructure Development, but the need for additional funding to advance critical projects has been underlined, once again”, says Chief Executive Stephen Selwood.  More>

Bridging the infrastructure deficit

World class infrastructure is central to New Zealand’s standard of living. The supply of water, energy, transportation and communications underpin the quality of our people’s health, education, personal safety and security and our agriculture, trade and commerce, culture and entertainment.  More>

Transport Governance

A dedicated, professional Auckland transport agency is critical to overcoming the region’s never ending conflicts on transport issues says Stephen Selwood    More>

Political commitment to infrastructure encouraging but a prioritised committed funded investment programme is required.

The New Zealand Council for Infrastructure Development has welcomed the range funding increases announced by Labour and National for investment in roading, public transport and broadband infrastructure but recommends that the incoming government develop and commit a fully funded 20 year national investment programme for public infrastructure.  More>

Time to kick start growth through infrastructure investment

NZ Council for Infrastructure Development chief executive Stephen Selwood argues for improved national infrastructure leadership planning and funding to lift national productivity.  More>

Building the Nation

As with many developed nations New Zealand is suffering from decades of underinvestment in infrastructure. At least NZ$70 billion of investment is now required over the next 10 years. On top of that, there’s $10 billion worth of transport projects that need to be advanced within that time period but continue to be deferred due to a shortage of funding.  More>

Auckland’s Evolution to Road Pricing

When a city of just 1.3 million people has traffic delays worse than cities four times its size, there has to be something wrong with transport planning and investment.   More>

Opportunities Abound in NZ Infrastructure Development – Proactive Stance by Private Sector Required

Facing yet another winter of discontent over possible power cutbacks persisting traffic congestion and numerous other infrastructural capacity constraints have seen the lack of spending on New Zealand’s ageing infrastructure pushed to the fore.  More>