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Public Service Planning

9 items · 4 aliases · peaked week of 5 Apr 2026 · first seen 28 Apr 2026

The NZCTU calls for a pause in the Data and Statistics (Census) Amendment Bill until an independent review assesses the impact of proposed changes on data quality, comparability, and public service planning.

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Heard on radio

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  • We have been doing things in a really inefficient way, and like it's 1975 at times, we haven't moved on and changed the way we do things. things. I agree with that article. I actually think I did read that one because essentially you can go to, I went to Denmark and you look at Copenhagen to Malmo, they've built what's called the Orison Bridge there. That went from idea to finish within four or five years. If you look at, there's a metro in Quebec that started about the same time as our light rail project. Within five years people are actually on a light rail using it every day. We spend money on infrastructure but we get a very poor return on it. and you only if you bring it into even government you know how does KO build houses that are 15% more expensive in the market how do we have 1.2 million dollar classrooms that actually when you standardize them you get the cost down half and you can do twice as many classrooms so I think you know we have we you know part of the RMA reforms is all about that getting rid of regional councils is all part of that we have to get much better and more strategic about our infrastructure planning
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ctu Left

data essential for equitable infrastructure and policy design

Submission on the Data and Statistics (Census) Amendment Bill
9 Apr
mike-hosking-breakfast Government / N-A

challenges ad hoc, reactive decision-making in public projects

Christopher Luxon: Prime Minister discusses the infrastructure costs and the City Rail Link, citizenship test
6 May
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