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1 month ago | lexology.com | Holly Hill |Bianca Tree |Stephanie de Groot |Amanda Spratt |David Gilbert |Karyn Kenealy

The Government’s ‘Going for Growth’ programme needs infrastructure projects to proceed at an accelerated pace. The Government has publicly stated that infrastructure projects are currently delayed, citing complex and drawn-out processes for acquiring the necessary land as a key barrier. Over the past month, Hon Chris Penk, the Minister for Land Information New Zealand, has announced a number of changes to (but not a full overhaul of) the Public Works Act 1981.