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Michelle McCormick: Infrastructure NZ Policy Director on New Zealand's aging infrastructure

Published: June 23, 2024, 9:09 p.m.

The Government's being warned it must invest in New Zealand's ageing infrastructure.\xa0

It comes after a week of infrastructure woes, with the Defence Force plane breaking down, a toppled power pylon wiping out power to Northland, and the Aratere Interislander ferry running aground on Friday.\xa0

Infrastructure NZ Policy Director, Michelle McCormick, told Mike Hosking \u201cI think it\u2019s terrible for New Zealand\u2019s reputation.\u201d\xa0

McCormick said \u201cI think it\u2019s right across our infrastructure sectors - I think it's symptomatic of our ongoing lack of investment in maintenance.\u201d \xa0

She said "It's not politically that exciting - but we need to look after what we have."

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