Government announcement on Infrastructure w/ the National Party’s Tom Rutherford: 22nd July, 2025

On Sunday, Prime Minister Chris Luxon, Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis and Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop, announced the government’s plans to push on with a number of infrastructure projects, worth about $6 billion dollars.

The government-funded construction plans which they say will generate thousands of jobs for NewZealanders, are expected to get underway by Christmas this year. 

Politicians from both the Green Party and the Labour Party have responded with criticism to the announcement, saying that the government’s decisions and commitments around funding and public spending cuts have not been effective in uplifting the economy or increasing productivity