{"id":2,"date":"2026-09-10T07:56:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T07:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:51:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T09:51:30","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"scene lbnz-scene lbnz-scene--hero alignfull hero wp-block-acf-lbnz-scene\" id=\"top\" data-scene=\"media-34\" data-scene-src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hero-beehive-2560.jpg\" data-scene-position=\"74% 42%\">\n\t<div class=\"max\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"mask\"><b>Build for<\/b><\/span><span class=\"mask\"><b>generations,<\/b><\/span><span class=\"mask line-2\"><b>not&nbsp;elections.<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"hero__sub mask wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Governments change, but the problem persists.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hero__meta glass is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group who is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"who__label wp-block-paragraph\">A campaign from<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full who__mark\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"121\" height=\"53\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/inz-logo-white.svg\" alt=\"Infrastructure New Zealand\" class=\"wp-image-98\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"who__line wp-block-paragraph\">Non-partisan. Evidence-led. Focused on getting things done smarter, faster and better.<\/p>\n\n\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"clock align wp-block-acf-lbnz-countdown\" data-close=\"2026-11-07T00:00:00+00:00\" data-polls=\"2026-11-07T19:00:00+00:00\" title=\"Change units\">\n\t<small>Election day<\/small>\n\t<b data-cd=\"b\">Saturday 7 November<\/b>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"scene lbnz-scene lbnz-scene--standard alignfull story wp-block-acf-lbnz-scene\" id=\"story\" data-scene=\"media-21\" data-scene-src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/build-workers-2000.jpg\" data-scene-position=\"66% 40%\">\n\t<div class=\"max\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group story__text is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"beat mask wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Every three years, New Zealand votes.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"beat mask wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Too often the plans change. Projects are paused, cancelled, started again.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"scene lbnz-scene lbnz-scene--standard alignfull bill wp-block-acf-lbnz-scene\" id=\"bill\" data-scene=\"media-28\" data-scene-src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cranes-dusk-2000.jpg\" data-scene-position=\"center 30%\">\n\t<div class=\"max\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"lbnz-project-bill align wp-block-acf-lbnz-project-bill\">\n\t<div class=\"till\">\n\t\t<div class=\"till__pick glass\" data-reveal>\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mask\" data-reveal><b>When politics gets in the way.<\/b><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"till__sub mask\" data-reveal><b>All of New Zealand loses.<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"measure\" data-reveal>We waste time and money instead of getting on with building what\n          New Zealand needs. Tap to see what it has cost us.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"till__strip\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"till__grid\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Projects\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"tile\" type=\"button\" data-item=\"irex\" aria-pressed=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ferry-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ferry-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ferry-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ferry.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__name\">Cook Strait ferries, iReX<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__where\">Wellington to Picton<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"tile\" type=\"button\" data-item=\"alr\" aria-pressed=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/alr-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/alr-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/alr-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/alr.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__name\">Auckland Light Rail<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__where\">Auckland<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"tile\" type=\"button\" data-item=\"o2nl\" aria-pressed=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/levin-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/levin-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/levin-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/levin.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__name\">\u014ctaki to north of Levin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__where\">Horowhenua<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"tile\" type=\"button\" data-item=\"lgwm\" aria-pressed=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lgwm-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lgwm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lgwm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lgwm.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__name\">Let\u2019s Get Wellington Moving<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__where\">Wellington<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"tile\" type=\"button\" data-item=\"onslow\" aria-pressed=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/onslow-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/onslow-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/onslow-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/onslow.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__name\">Lake Onslow pumped hydro<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__where\">Central Otago<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"tile\" type=\"button\" data-item=\"threewaters\" aria-pressed=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/threewaters-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/threewaters-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/threewaters-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/threewaters.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__name\">Water reform, twice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__where\">Nationwide<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"tile\" type=\"button\" data-item=\"whc\" aria-pressed=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whc-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whc-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whc-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whc.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__name\">Waitemat\u0101 Harbour Crossing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__where\">Auckland<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"tile\" type=\"button\" data-item=\"rma\" aria-pressed=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beehive-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beehive-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beehive-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beehive.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__name\">Resource management reform<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__where\">Nationwide<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"tile\" type=\"button\" data-item=\"dunedin\" aria-pressed=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dunedin-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dunedin-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dunedin-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dunedin.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__name\">New Dunedin Hospital<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__where\">Dunedin<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"tile\" type=\"button\" data-item=\"millroad\" aria-pressed=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/millroad-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/millroad-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/millroad-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/millroad.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__name\">Mill Road<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__where\">South Auckland<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"tile\" type=\"button\" data-item=\"haywards\" aria-pressed=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/haywards-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/haywards-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/haywards-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/haywards.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__name\">Haywards Hill, SH58<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__where\">Wellington region<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"tile\" type=\"button\" data-item=\"ewl\" aria-pressed=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ewl-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ewl-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ewl-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ewl.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__name\">East-West Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__where\">Auckland<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"tile\" type=\"button\" data-item=\"cyclebridge\" aria-pressed=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cyclebridge-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cyclebridge-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cyclebridge-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cyclebridge.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__name\">Auckland cycle bridge<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tile__where\">Auckland<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"till__foot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"till__dots\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>Swipe<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sound\" type=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"true\">Sound on<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bill__rig on-light\" data-print>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bill__sheet\"><div class=\"bill__paper\"><div class=\"bill__ink\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"rc__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rc__org\">Infrastructure New Zealand<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rc__title\">The cost of politics<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rc__meta\">Every figure sourced<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t<dl class=\"items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" data-item=\"irex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ferry-150x150.jpg\" class=\"row__pic\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ferry-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ferry-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ferry.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Cook Strait ferries, iReX<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"seq\"><span><i>2021<\/i> ordered<\/span><span><i>2023<\/i> cancelled<\/span><span><i>2025<\/i> contract settled<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"row__note\">Ordered in 2021 and cancelled in 2023, after $671M was spent on the project and its wind-down. The need remained: replacement ferries have since been contracted in 2025, with the new $1.86B programme due for delivery in 2029.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<small>KiwiRail, August 2025; 1News, August and November 2025<\/small>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>$671M<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" data-item=\"alr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/alr-150x150.jpg\" class=\"row__pic\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/alr-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/alr-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/alr.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Auckland Light Rail<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"seq\"><span><i>2017<\/i> announced<\/span><span><i>2024<\/i> cancelled<\/span><span><i>2026<\/i> corridor listed again<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"row__note\">Announced in 2017 to connect the city centre to M\u0101ngere. After six years and $228M spent on planning and design, it was cancelled before any track could be laid. This year, Te Waihanga\u2019s National Infrastructure Plan has flagged the same corridor as still worth solving.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<small>1News, January 2024; 1News, February 2026<\/small>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>6\u00a0years, $228M<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" data-item=\"o2nl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/levin-150x150.jpg\" class=\"row__pic\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/levin-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/levin-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/levin.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>\u014ctaki to north of Levin<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"seq\"><span><i>2020<\/i> funded at $817M<\/span><span><i>2025<\/i> construction begins<\/span><span><i>2029<\/i> due<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"row__note\">Five years passed before construction began, delaying the safety benefits of replacing one of New Zealand\u2019s most dangerous stretches of highway, while the cost grew from $817M to $2.1B.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<small>NZTA project page; \u014ctaki Today, 2025; NZTA crash data<\/small>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>+$1.3B<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" data-item=\"lgwm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lgwm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"row__pic\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lgwm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lgwm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lgwm.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Let\u2019s Get Wellington Moving<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"seq\"><span><i>2015<\/i> established<\/span><span><i>2023<\/i> dissolved<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"row__note\">Mass transit for Wellington\u2019s inner suburbs and southern corridor. $160M spent before being dissolved, while its promised replacement, a second Mt Victoria tunnel, has since stalled too.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<small>NZTA OIA-15198; RNZ, December 2023; The Melbourne Villager, August 2026<\/small>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>$160M<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" data-item=\"onslow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/onslow-150x150.jpg\" class=\"row__pic\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/onslow-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/onslow-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/onslow.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Lake Onslow pumped hydro<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"seq\"><span><i>2020<\/i> investigation launched<\/span><span><i>2023<\/i> cancelled<\/span><span><i>2026<\/i> revived by a private consortium<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"row__note\">The project was cancelled, but the dry-year problem wasn\u2019t solved. Six years after work began, a private consortium is now pursuing the same Lake Onslow concept through fast-track. $21.8M wasted and years of potential progress lost.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<small>MBIE, NZ Battery Project; Newsroom, 2023; 1News, April 2026<\/small>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>6\u00a0years, $21.8M<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" data-item=\"threewaters\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/threewaters-150x150.jpg\" class=\"row__pic\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/threewaters-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/threewaters-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/threewaters.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Water reform, twice<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"seq\"><span><i>2020<\/i> Three Waters launched<\/span><span><i>2024<\/i> scrapped<\/span><span><i>2025<\/i> redone as Local Water Done Well<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"row__note\">The cost of redoing it. Six years since Three Waters launched, councils only finished submitting delivery plans under the new model in September 2025. Total investment now committed under Local Water Done Well is $9B more than councils first estimated, on top of the $231M already written off when Three Waters was scrapped.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<small>Crux and RNZ, 2026; Reseller News, 2024<\/small>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>6\u00a0years, +$9B<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" data-item=\"whc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whc-150x150.jpg\" class=\"row__pic\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whc-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whc-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/whc.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Waitemat\u0101 Harbour Crossing<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"seq\"><span><i>1988<\/i> first study<\/span><span><i>2023<\/i> $56B plan rejected<\/span><span><i>2024<\/i> options study restarted<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"row__note\">Eleven studies and business cases into an additional crossing since 1988, the current one alone costed at $100M+ by NZTA. Still no bridge and no decision, while the existing Auckland Harbour Bridge continues to deteriorate.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<small>NZTA, Waitemat\u0101 Harbour Connections; The Spinoff, August 2026; Newshub, December 2023<\/small>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>11 studies, $100M+<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" data-item=\"rma\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beehive-150x150.jpg\" class=\"row__pic\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beehive-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beehive-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beehive.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Resource management reform<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"seq\"><span><i>2021<\/i> funded to design<\/span><span><i>2023<\/i> repealed<\/span><span><i>2024<\/i> funded to design, again<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"row__note\">$224M has been allocated across two attempts to replace the RMA over the last five years. Today, there is still no replacement law in force, while infrastructure providers spend an estimated $1.29B every year getting projects consented.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<small>Treasury, Budget 2021 and Budget 2024; Te Waihanga, December 2021 and December 2025; Beehive, May 2021; Ministry for the Environment, Budget 2024\/25<\/small>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>$224M<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" data-item=\"dunedin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dunedin-150x150.jpg\" class=\"row__pic\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dunedin-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dunedin-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dunedin.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>New Dunedin Hospital<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"seq\"><span><i>2020<\/i> inpatients due 2028<\/span><span><i>2024<\/i> paused<\/span><span><i>2031<\/i> inpatients now due<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"row__note\">Inpatients now due three years later than planned, after a 2024 pause that Cabinet resolved with a $290M top-up. The outpatient building alone, opened August 2026, cost $440M.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<small>Beehive; Treasury, Budget 2026; The Spinoff, August 2026; Otago Daily Times, 2026<\/small>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>+3\u00a0years, +$290M<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" data-item=\"millroad\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/millroad-150x150.jpg\" class=\"row__pic\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/millroad-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/millroad-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/millroad.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Mill Road<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"seq\"><span><i>2016<\/i> corridor protected<\/span><span><i>2021<\/i> major project dropped<\/span><span><i>2024<\/i> reinstated<\/span><span><i>2025<\/i> back to design<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"row__note\">After 17 years of planning, Mill Road is still not under construction. The major project was scaled back in 2021, reinstated three years later, and is now progressing through design and consenting while South Auckland continues to grow.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<small>NZTA, April 2025; 1News, June 2021; Franklin Times, April 2025<\/small>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>9\u00a0years<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" data-item=\"haywards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/haywards-150x150.jpg\" class=\"row__pic\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/haywards-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/haywards-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/haywards.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Haywards Hill, SH58<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"seq\"><span><i>2014<\/i> safety package proposed<\/span><span><i>2018<\/i> speed reduced<\/span><span><i>2025<\/i> final section starts construction<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"row__note\">A safety upgrade first proposed at $30M became a $159M+ programme, with the final section only starting construction 11 years later while the safety problem remained.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<small>NZTA, 2014; NZTA project page<\/small>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>$30M to\u00a0$159M<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" data-item=\"ewl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ewl-150x150.jpg\" class=\"row__pic\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ewl-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ewl-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ewl.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>East-West Link<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"seq\"><span><i>2014<\/i> unveiled<\/span><span><i>2017<\/i> scrapped<\/span><span><i>2024<\/i> revived<\/span><span><i>2025<\/i> approved for design<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"row__note\">Around $40M had already gone into investigating the East-West Link when it was dropped. Seven years later it was revived to tackle the same congestion problem in an industrial area generating 8% of Auckland\u2019s GDP.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<small>NZ Parliament Hansard, 9 November 2017; NZTA investment case, August 2025<\/small>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>$40M<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\" data-item=\"cyclebridge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cyclebridge-150x150.jpg\" class=\"row__pic\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cyclebridge-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cyclebridge-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cyclebridge.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Auckland cycle bridge<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"seq\"><span><i>2021<\/i> announced<\/span><span><i>2021<\/i> cancelled, four months later<\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"row__note\">$51M was spent on design, consultants and engineering before the Government cancelled the project just four months after announcing it. The bridge was never built.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<small>1News, October 2022<\/small>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>$51M<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bill__foot\">Addressed to: every political party.<span>Without an enduring plan for New Zealand\u2019s future, individual projects become political\n                battlegrounds. We debate the solution before we\u2019ve agreed on the problem. When governments change,\n                the solution can change with them.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bill__share\"><button class=\"share\" type=\"button\" data-share=\"#bill\" data-title=\"The cost of politics: what New Zealand has paid for, then stopped. Let\u2019s Build NZ\">Share this bill<\/button><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div><i class=\"bill__head\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><button class=\"bill__tear\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Tear off the receipt\">tear here<\/button><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"bill__torn\" hidden>Every figure on this bill is public. <a href=\"https:\/\/infrastructure.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/INZ-Election-Manifeso-2026-v3-002-FINAL-20.07.26.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Check them yourself.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"scene lbnz-scene lbnz-scene--standard alignfull cost wp-block-acf-lbnz-scene\" id=\"cost\" data-scene=\"media-26\" data-scene-src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/civic-build-1600.jpg\" data-scene-position=\"center center\">\n\t<div class=\"max\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group cost__lead is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"beat mask wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Twenty-five years of <span style=\"white-space:nowrap\">stop-start<\/span> politics has a cost.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"figure mask wp-block-paragraph\"><b>$11.8&nbsp;billion.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"src wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/infrastructure.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/INZ-Election-Manifeso-2026-v3-002-FINAL-20.07.26.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Cost of Stopping, Shamubeel Eaqub, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group breadth glass cost__panel is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What $11.8 billion looks like.<\/strong> Rounded down. Each figure is the project\u2019s reported cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mosaic mosaic--cost is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mosaic__tile is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dunedin-hospital-1600.jpg\" alt=\"The new Dunedin Hospital under construction\" class=\"wp-image-30\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dunedin-hospital-1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dunedin-hospital-1600-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dunedin-hospital-1600-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dunedin-hospital-1600-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dunedin-hospital-1600-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mosaic__word wp-block-paragraph\"><b>6<\/b>new Dunedin Hospitals<small>$1.88B each<i> \u00b7 Health New Zealand<\/i><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mosaic__tile is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tekaha-1600.jpg\" alt=\"Te Kaha, the new covered stadium in Christchurch\" class=\"wp-image-62\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tekaha-1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tekaha-1600-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tekaha-1600-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tekaha-1600-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tekaha-1600-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mosaic__word wp-block-paragraph\"><b>17<\/b>Te Kaha stadiums<small>$683M each<i> \u00b7 Christchurch City Council, 2026<\/i><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mosaic__tile is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1240\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kaikoura-1600.jpg\" alt=\"State Highway 1 rebuilt along the Kaik\u014dura coast\" class=\"wp-image-44\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kaikoura-1600.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kaikoura-1600-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kaikoura-1600-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kaikoura-1600-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mosaic__word wp-block-paragraph\"><b>9<\/b>Kaik\u014dura road and rail rebuilds<small>$1.2B each<i> \u00b7 NZTA and NCTIR<\/i><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mosaic__tile is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/manawatu-tararua-1600.jpg\" alt=\"Te Ahu a Turanga, the Manawat\u016b Tararua Highway\" class=\"wp-image-46\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/manawatu-tararua-1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/manawatu-tararua-1600-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/manawatu-tararua-1600-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/manawatu-tararua-1600-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/manawatu-tararua-1600-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mosaic__word wp-block-paragraph\"><b>14<\/b>Manawat\u016b Tararua Highways<small>$824M each<i> \u00b7 NZTA, 2025<\/i><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mosaic__tile is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"987\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/waimea-dam-1600.jpg\" alt=\"The Waimea Community Dam in the Lee Valley\" class=\"wp-image-68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/waimea-dam-1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/waimea-dam-1600-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/waimea-dam-1600-1024x632.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/waimea-dam-1600-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/waimea-dam-1600-1536x948.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mosaic__word wp-block-paragraph\"><b>55<\/b>Waimea Community Dams<small>$211M each<i> \u00b7 Waimea Water, 2025<\/i><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mosaic__tile is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/transmission-gully-1600.jpg\" alt=\"Transmission Gully motorway\" class=\"wp-image-66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/transmission-gully-1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/transmission-gully-1600-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/transmission-gully-1600-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/transmission-gully-1600-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mosaic__word wp-block-paragraph\"><b>9<\/b>Transmission Gullys<small>$1.25B each<i> \u00b7 NZTA<\/i><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mosaic__tile is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/city-rail-link-1600.jpg\" alt=\"A City Rail Link station in Auckland\" class=\"wp-image-24\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/city-rail-link-1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/city-rail-link-1600-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/city-rail-link-1600-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/city-rail-link-1600-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/city-rail-link-1600-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mosaic__word wp-block-paragraph\"><b>2<\/b>City Rail Links<small>$5.49B each<i> \u00b7 City Rail Link Ltd, 2023<\/i><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mosaic__tile is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/central-interceptor-679.jpg\" alt=\"The Central Interceptor tunnel under construction\" class=\"wp-image-22\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/central-interceptor-679.jpg 679w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/central-interceptor-679-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mosaic__word wp-block-paragraph\"><b>7<\/b>Central Interceptors<small>$1.67B each<i> \u00b7 Watercare, 2026<\/i><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cost__close wp-block-paragraph\">New Zealand needs its leaders to put politics aside and get on with building the infrastructure we need.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"scene lbnz-scene lbnz-scene--full alignfull bleed wp-block-acf-lbnz-scene\" id=\"quote\" data-scene=\"media-54\" data-scene-src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rail-station-1600.jpg\" data-scene-position=\"center center\">\n\t<div class=\"max\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote lbnz-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"line-height:1\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"mask\"><b>\u201cInfrastructure investment<\/b><\/span><span class=\"mask\"><b>should follow national purpose,<\/b><\/span><span class=\"mask\"><b>not political\u00a0cycles.\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<cite>Infrastructure New Zealand \u00b7 Election 2026 Manifesto<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div style=\"--ticker-speed:46s\" class=\"chant alignfull align wp-block-acf-lbnz-ticker\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t<div class=\"chant__track\" style=\"animation-duration:46s\">\n\t\t<span>Let\u2019s build New Zealand \u00b7 <b>Let\u2019s build New Zealand<\/b> \u00b7 Let\u2019s build New Zealand \u00b7 <b>Let\u2019s build New Zealand<\/b> \u00b7<\/span>\n\t\t<span>Let\u2019s build New Zealand \u00b7 <b>Let\u2019s build New Zealand<\/b> \u00b7 Let\u2019s build New Zealand \u00b7 <b>Let\u2019s build New Zealand<\/b> \u00b7<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"scene lbnz-scene lbnz-scene--standard alignfull turn wp-block-acf-lbnz-scene\" id=\"turn\" data-scene=\"media-76\" data-scene-src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/wind-farm-1600.jpg\" data-scene-position=\"center center\">\n\t<div class=\"max\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group turn__grid is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group turn__copy is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mask\"><b>Certainty means we build&nbsp;more.<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"measure wp-block-paragraph\">When builders know a project will actually finish, they invest in apprentices, crews and machines. Costs come down and more gets built with the same money. <strong>Not spending more, deciding better<\/strong>. A long-term building plan that keeps going when the government changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"turn__fig glass lbnz-stat align wp-block-acf-lbnz-stat\" data-reveal=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"unlock\">\n\t\t<b class=\"unlock__fig\" data-lbnz-stat>$<span data-n=\"2.3\">2.3<\/span>\u2013<span data-n=\"4.7\">4.7<\/span>B<\/b>\n\t\t<span>more delivered every year, if the plan held steady across elections. Same money. Better decisions.<\/span>\t\t<p class=\"src\"><a href=\"https:\/\/infrastructure.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/INZ-Election-Manifeso-2026-v3-002-FINAL-20.07.26.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Estimating the Costs of an Uncertain Infrastructure Pipeline (2023), Infrastructure New Zealand \/ Infometrics<\/a><\/p>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group breadth glass is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This is about far more than roads.<\/strong> It\u2019s every system the country runs on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mosaic is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mosaic__tile is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rail-regional-1600.jpg\" alt=\"A passenger train crossing a braided-river valley in the South Island.\" class=\"wp-image-52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rail-regional-1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rail-regional-1600-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rail-regional-1600-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rail-regional-1600-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rail-regional-1600-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mosaic__word wp-block-paragraph\">Rail<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mosaic__tile is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"963\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/water-reservoir-1600.jpg\" alt=\"A reservoir and intake tower in bush-covered hills, early morning.\" class=\"wp-image-74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/water-reservoir-1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/water-reservoir-1600-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/water-reservoir-1600-1024x616.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/water-reservoir-1600-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/water-reservoir-1600-1536x924.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mosaic__word wp-block-paragraph\">Water<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mosaic__tile is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/energy-geothermal-1600.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of a geothermal power station with steam rising over farmland.\" class=\"wp-image-32\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/energy-geothermal-1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/energy-geothermal-1600-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/energy-geothermal-1600-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/energy-geothermal-1600-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/energy-geothermal-1600-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mosaic__word wp-block-paragraph\">Energy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mosaic__tile is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hospital-ct-1600.jpg\" alt=\"A CT scanner in a hospital imaging suite.\" class=\"wp-image-36\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hospital-ct-1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hospital-ct-1600-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hospital-ct-1600-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hospital-ct-1600-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hospital-ct-1600-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mosaic__word wp-block-paragraph\">Hospitals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mosaic__tile is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/school-laptop-1600.jpg\" alt=\"Two students working together at a laptop in a classroom.\" class=\"wp-image-58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/school-laptop-1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/school-laptop-1600-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/school-laptop-1600-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/school-laptop-1600-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/school-laptop-1600-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mosaic__word wp-block-paragraph\">Schools<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mosaic__tile is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/port-lyttelton-1600.jpg\" alt=\"Hillside homes above Lyttelton harbour and its working port.\" class=\"wp-image-50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/port-lyttelton-1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/port-lyttelton-1600-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/port-lyttelton-1600-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/port-lyttelton-1600-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/port-lyttelton-1600-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mosaic__word wp-block-paragraph\">Homes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mosaic__tile mosaic__tile--long is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/telecoms-1600.jpg\" alt=\"A telecommunications tower on a hilltop above Wellington harbour.\" class=\"wp-image-64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/telecoms-1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/telecoms-1600-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/telecoms-1600-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/telecoms-1600-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/telecoms-1600-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mosaic__word wp-block-paragraph\">Telecom\u00admunications<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mosaic__tile is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/waste-1600.jpg\" alt=\"Litter and recycling bins beside a marina walkway.\" class=\"wp-image-70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/waste-1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/waste-1600-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/waste-1600-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/waste-1600-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/waste-1600-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mosaic__word wp-block-paragraph\">Waste<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"scene lbnz-scene lbnz-scene--standard alignfull plan wp-block-acf-lbnz-scene\" id=\"priorities\" data-scene=\"media-40\" data-scene-src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hospital-wellington-1600.jpg\" data-scene-position=\"center 45%\">\n\t<div class=\"max\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mask\"><b>The plan: eight priorities.<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro measure wp-block-paragraph\">Infrastructure New Zealand\u2019s Election 2026 Manifesto asks the next government, whoever forms it, for eight practical things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group glass glass--pad is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ledger is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ledger__item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Build for growth<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pick a long-term direction for the economy, and build the infrastructure that serves it, instead of choosing projects by electoral cycle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ledger__item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A 12-year building plan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funded up front, sequenced, and reviewed mid-term, so it keeps going when the government changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ledger__item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Growth Infrastructure Fund<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A dedicated fund run at arm\u2019s length from politics, so good projects don\u2019t have to compete with next year\u2019s headlines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ledger__item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Look after what we have<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maintain the roads, pipes and public buildings we already own, before they fail and cost far more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ledger__item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A system that delivers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One expert team to buy and deliver every big project, with cost and progress reported publicly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ledger__item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Empower cities and regions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let more of the money a growing region generates stay there, so councils can plan and build for their own communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ledger__item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Water stewardship<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clear leadership for water from day one: a Minister for Water, a Chief Engineer, and an Ombudsman on the customer\u2019s side.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ledger__item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unlock energy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A long-term national plan for clean power, so the grid gets built ahead of demand instead of behind it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group manifesto-cta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-big\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/infrastructure.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/INZ-Election-Manifeso-2026-v3-002-FINAL-20.07.26.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full manifesto<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The evidence behind every ask<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"scene lbnz-scene lbnz-scene--compact alignfull pivot wp-block-acf-lbnz-scene\" id=\"pivot\" data-scene=\"media-34\" data-scene-src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hero-beehive-2560.jpg\" data-scene-position=\"74% 42%\">\n\t<div class=\"max\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p class=\"mask wp-block-paragraph\"><b>So this election, every promise goes on the&nbsp;record.<\/b><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"scene lbnz-scene lbnz-scene--standard alignfull scorecard is-pending wp-block-acf-lbnz-scene\" id=\"scorecard\" data-scene=\"media-34\" data-scene-src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hero-beehive-2560.jpg\" data-scene-position=\"74% 42%\">\n\t<div class=\"max\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"lbnz-scorecard align wp-block-acf-lbnz-scorecard\">\n\t<h2 class=\"mask\" data-reveal><b>Every party. Eight tests.<\/b><\/h2>\n\t<p class=\"status\" data-reveal><span class=\"stamp\">Publishes 23 October<\/span> three days before advance voting opens.<\/p>\n\t<p class=\"measure\" data-reveal>Every party gets the same survey on the same day, with the same deadline: eight sections, one for each priority in the manifesto, thirty-five position statements. Their answers inform the ratings, and every party sees its assessment before it publishes. Before you vote, see exactly what each party has committed to build. Whoever wins, New Zealand holds them to it.<\/p>\n\t<ol class=\"timeline glass\" aria-label=\"Scorecard timeline\" data-stagger>\n\t\t<li><b>11 Sept<\/b><span>The same survey goes to every party<\/span><\/li><li class=\"is-key\"><b>23 Oct<\/b><span>Scorecard published<\/span><\/li><li><b>7 Nov<\/b><span>Election day<\/span><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\n\t<ul class=\"ratings-key\" data-stagger>\n\t\t<li><b class=\"chip chip--c\" aria-hidden=\"true\">C<\/b> Clear alignment<\/li>\n\t\t<li><b class=\"chip chip--p\" aria-hidden=\"true\">P<\/b> Partial or vague<\/li>\n\t\t<li><b class=\"chip chip--n\" aria-hidden=\"true\">N<\/b> Not aligned<\/li>\n\t\t<li><b class=\"chip chip--0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00b7<\/b> No response yet, recorded with the date invited<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n\t<figure class=\"preview glass\" data-reveal aria-label=\"Preview of the scorecard: every party, awaiting response\">\n\t\t<div class=\"preview__head\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"preview__party\">Party<\/span><span class=\"preview__nums\"><i>Growth<\/i><i>12-yr plan<\/i><i>Fund<\/i><i>Maintain<\/i><i>Delivery<\/i><i>Regions<\/i><i>Water<\/i><i>Energy<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"preview__row\" data-party=\"national\" style=\"--pc:#00529f;--r:0\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"preview__mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"preview__name\">National<\/span><span class=\"preview__status\">Awaiting response<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"preview__dots\" aria-label=\"Ratings\"><i title=\"Growth\"><\/i><i title=\"12-yr plan\"><\/i><i title=\"Fund\"><\/i><i title=\"Maintain\"><\/i><i title=\"Delivery\"><\/i><i title=\"Regions\"><\/i><i title=\"Water\"><\/i><i title=\"Energy\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"preview__row\" data-party=\"labour\" style=\"--pc:#d82a20;--r:1\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"preview__mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"preview__name\">Labour<\/span><span class=\"preview__status\">Awaiting response<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"preview__dots\" aria-label=\"Ratings\"><i title=\"Growth\"><\/i><i title=\"12-yr plan\"><\/i><i title=\"Fund\"><\/i><i title=\"Maintain\"><\/i><i title=\"Delivery\"><\/i><i title=\"Regions\"><\/i><i title=\"Water\"><\/i><i title=\"Energy\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"preview__row\" data-party=\"green\" style=\"--pc:#098137;--r:2\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"preview__mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"preview__name\">Green Party<\/span><span class=\"preview__status\">Awaiting response<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"preview__dots\" aria-label=\"Ratings\"><i title=\"Growth\"><\/i><i title=\"12-yr plan\"><\/i><i title=\"Fund\"><\/i><i title=\"Maintain\"><\/i><i title=\"Delivery\"><\/i><i title=\"Regions\"><\/i><i title=\"Water\"><\/i><i title=\"Energy\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"preview__row\" data-party=\"act\" style=\"--pc:#ec008c;--r:3\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"preview__mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"preview__name\">ACT<\/span><span class=\"preview__status\">Awaiting response<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"preview__dots\" aria-label=\"Ratings\"><i title=\"Growth\"><\/i><i title=\"12-yr plan\"><\/i><i title=\"Fund\"><\/i><i title=\"Maintain\"><\/i><i title=\"Delivery\"><\/i><i title=\"Regions\"><\/i><i title=\"Water\"><\/i><i title=\"Energy\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"preview__row\" data-party=\"nzfirst\" style=\"--pc:#111010;--r:4\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"preview__mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"preview__name\">NZ First<\/span><span class=\"preview__status\">Awaiting response<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"preview__dots\" aria-label=\"Ratings\"><i title=\"Growth\"><\/i><i title=\"12-yr plan\"><\/i><i title=\"Fund\"><\/i><i title=\"Maintain\"><\/i><i title=\"Delivery\"><\/i><i title=\"Regions\"><\/i><i title=\"Water\"><\/i><i title=\"Energy\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"preview__row\" data-party=\"maori\" style=\"--pc:#b3001e;--r:5\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"preview__mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"preview__name\">Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori<\/span><span class=\"preview__status\">Awaiting response<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"preview__dots\" aria-label=\"Ratings\"><i title=\"Growth\"><\/i><i title=\"12-yr plan\"><\/i><i title=\"Fund\"><\/i><i title=\"Maintain\"><\/i><i title=\"Delivery\"><\/i><i title=\"Regions\"><\/i><i title=\"Water\"><\/i><i title=\"Energy\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"preview__row\" data-party=\"top\" style=\"--pc:#00b2a9;--r:6\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"preview__mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"preview__name\">Opportunities Party<\/span><span class=\"preview__status\">Awaiting response<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"preview__dots\" aria-label=\"Ratings\"><i title=\"Growth\"><\/i><i title=\"12-yr plan\"><\/i><i title=\"Fund\"><\/i><i title=\"Maintain\"><\/i><i title=\"Delivery\"><\/i><i title=\"Regions\"><\/i><i title=\"Water\"><\/i><i title=\"Energy\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption><span><span class=\"preview__legend\">The eight tests, in circle order: growth \u00b7 a 12-year plan \u00b7 the Fund \u00b7 maintenance \u00b7 delivery \u00b7 regions \u00b7 water \u00b7 energy.<\/span>Published 23 October.<\/span><span class=\"preview__stamp\">Updated 9 September 2026<\/span><\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t<p class=\"scorecard__ask\"><a class=\"btn\" href=\"#signup\">Be first to see it<\/a><button class=\"share\" type=\"button\" data-share=\"#scorecard\" data-title=\"Every party. Eight tests. The Let\u2019s Build NZ Party Scorecard\">Share the scorecard<\/button><\/p>\n\t<p class=\"neutral\">This campaign doesn\u2019t tell you who to vote for. It puts the evidence where everyone can see it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"scene lbnz-scene lbnz-scene--standard alignfull voice is-pending wp-block-acf-lbnz-scene\" id=\"voice\" data-scene=\"media-21\" data-scene-src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/build-workers-2000.jpg\" data-scene-position=\"66% 40%\">\n\t<div class=\"max\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mask\"><b>The Voice.<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"status wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"stamp\">Opens late October<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"measure wp-block-paragraph\">The evidence is one half of the argument. The other half is the sector itself: the people who design, fund, consent and build New Zealand&#8217;s infrastructure, in their own words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group voice__grid is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group glass glass--pad is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Focus<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group glass glass--pad is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Pulse<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group glass glass--pad is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quoted<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons voice__ask is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#signup\">Be first to see it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"scene lbnz-scene lbnz-scene--full alignfull signup wp-block-acf-lbnz-scene\" id=\"signup\" data-scene=\"media-26\" data-scene-src=\"https:\/\/letsbuild.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/civic-build-1600.jpg\" data-scene-position=\"center center\">\n\t<div class=\"max\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"mask\"><b>Let\u2019s build<\/b><\/span><span class=\"mask line-2\"><b>New&nbsp;Zealand.<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"measure wp-block-paragraph\">Stay in the loop until election day: new evidence as it lands, the scorecard when it publishes, and the campaign as it unfolds. 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