Shovel-ready projects update

Over the past few months, the Government has slowly announced a stream of ‘shovel ready projects’. On 18 August the Infrastructure Industry Reference Group published the current list in full.

Big-ticket property projects included:
PROJECT NAME PROJECT OWNER SECTOR REGION PROJECT VALUE $M FUNDED AMOUNT $M
The University of Auckland: Faculty of Education and Social Work University of Auckland Social Auckland $336.0 $200.0
Unitec Housing Development Marutūāhu Rōpū Housing Auckland $169.1 $75.0
Te Papa Spatial Plan and integrated landuse and multi modal

movement strategy package

Tauranga City Council Housing Bay of Plenty $70.0 $45.0
Unlocking urban land development

(Wharenui Road, SH30, SH30 stage 2(a))

Rotorua Lakes Council with partner Ngāti Whakaue Tribal Lands

and NZTA

Housing Bay of Plenty $55.0 $55.0
YMCA Christchurch Central City Development YMCA Christchurch Community Canterbury $43.0 $43.0
Redevelopment of the Gisborne Olympic Pool Gisborne District Council Community Gisborne $46.1 $40.4
Fire Stations Fire and Emergency New Zealand Government Nationwide $51.0 $51.3
Otago Polytechnic: Building & Construction Trade Training Centre Otago Polytechnic Social Otago $31.7 $25.0

 

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