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The Infrastructure Funding and Financing Amendment Bill passed by Parliament today will give developers and councils more innovative tools to fund and finance the infrastructure New Zealand needs to grow, Housing Minister Chris Bishop and Parliamentary Under-Secretary Simon Court say. “Fixing the basics and building the future for New Zealand requires us to tackle the barriers which have prevented the delivery of the new homes and projects that will grow the economy, improve living standards an…

From:Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne TD and the Minister of State for Local Government and Planning John Cummins TD welcomed the new Exempted Development Regulations for Residential Dwellings coming into effect today. This reform is based on the Government’s Programme for Government commitment to lift the regulatory burden on homeowners and their families while also enabling planning authorities to focus…

Participated in a discussion at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (24) to review the progress of projects implemented under the 2026 budget allocations for the Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure and to discuss the Ministry's proposals for the 2027 Budget. The discussion focused extensively on the progress of development projects being implemented by the Plantation Sector, the Community Infrastructure Sector and institutions under the State Plantation Companies, as well as t…

From:Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation MetroLink, Galway Ring Road and Greater Dublin Drainage are among first tranche of projects designated under new powers placing them at the ‘top of the queue’ for faster processing and decision making Government has approved the recommendation put forward by the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, Jack Chambers TD, to designate nine projects and…