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Chris Bishop: Minister of Infrastructure on Auditor-General John Ryan's report on the NZ Upgrade Programme and Shovel-Ready Projects

Published: Dec. 13, 2023, 6:30 p.m.

Two of the former Government's massive infrastructure programmes were rushed against the advice of officials, leading to costly blowouts. \xa0

Auditor-General John Ryan's released a report on the $15 billion NZ Upgrade Programme and Shovel-Ready Projects. \xa0

He found ministers received ample warning from officials that some projects would struggle to be delivered on time and on budget. \xa0

Bookkeeping was so poor in some cases it's difficult to determine all the initiatives that received funding. \xa0

Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop told Mike Hosking that it's a disgrace.\xa0

He says in one case, Ministers announced projects and Auckland Transport, who were receiving the money and delivering the projects, found out through the media.\xa0

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