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New Zealand draft infrastructure plans outlines the need for hospitals and electricity
New Zealand released on Wednesday a draft 30 year national infrastructure plan. The plan highlighted the need for New Zealand to invest more into hospitals and electricity production, and prepare to spend even more to respond to national disasters. The plan is designed to improve infrastructure planning and to introduce a less political approach to infrastructure investments. Critics say that the impact of electoral cycles on infrastructure investment has been costly, with large projects being affected by stop-start effects. Geoff Cooper is the chief executive officer of the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission. He said, "We would like the National Infrastructure...