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Infrastructure faces growing demand, ageing assets and rising expectations for sustainability and resilience. Governments and organisations must deliver more, faster, while managing constrained budgets and increasingly complex delivery environments.
In New Zealand, these pressures are particularly evident across water, transport, energy and social infrastructure, alongside greater scrutiny of how projects are prioritised and delivered. Decision-makers must balance near-term needs with long-term system performance while responding to climate risk, population growth and fiscal constraints.
Meeting these challenges requires a coordinated approach that improves planning, strengthens delivery and ensures infrastructure investment creates sustainable, long-term value for communities.
EY-Parthenon Infrastructure Advisory team
Solving your complex challenges
- Prioritising investment
- Turning plans into delivery
- Building for the future
CHALLENGE
Improving infrastructure planning and prioritisation
Infrastructure investment decisions are becoming more complex as organisations balance competing priorities against constrained funding. They need to identify the projects that will create the greatest long-term value, supported by robust analysis, clear outcomes and transparent trade-offs.
In New Zealand, this means addressing infrastructure gaps across sectors including water, health, justice, defence and transport, while understanding affordability for taxpayers and ratepayers and aligning investment with broader policy objectives.
HOW EY CAN HELP
EY teams help clients move from problem definition and options analysis through business case development, funding and financing, procurement, market engagement and transaction management. We support practical, evidence-based investment decisions that are linked to outcomes and ready to progress through each stage of the infrastructure investment lifecycle.
- Problem definition and options analysis: clarifying what clients want to achieve and testing the best ways to respond
- Business case development: strengthening the link between investment, affordability and outcomes
- Funding, financing and commercial analysis: supporting robust, evidence-based decisions across the investment lifecycle
CHALLENGE
Strengthening programme delivery and execution
Infrastructure programmes often face delays, cost escalation and coordination challenges across multiple stakeholders. Effective delivery depends on strong governance, clear accountability and disciplined programme management throughout the lifecycle.
In New Zealand, improving delivery performance remains a priority, particularly for large-scale and multi-agency programmes.
HOW EY CAN HELP
EY teams work with organisations on delivery model design, procurement strategy, governance, market engagement, contract negotiation and transaction management. We draw on hands-on experience from projects in New Zealand and overseas to help clients move from strategy and planning to signed contracts, implementation and built outcomes.
- Programme governance: establishing clear structures, oversight and accountability
- Delivery model and procurement design: developing practical approaches that support effective market engagement and delivery
- Contract negotiation and transaction management: helping clients move from preferred option to signed contracts and implementation
CHALLENGE
Building resilience and delivering sustainable infrastructure
Infrastructure must meet rising expectations for resilience, sustainability and long-term performance. This includes responding to climate risk, supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy and ensuring assets remain fit for future demand.
In New Zealand, this is particularly relevant across water, energy and transport, where infrastructure plays a critical role in supporting sustainable communities.
HOW EY CAN HELP
EY teams help clients integrate resilience, sustainability and long-term performance into planning, funding, procurement and delivery decisions. We support organisations to understand trade-offs, manage risk and make choices that are practical, deliverable and aligned with sustainable outcomes for communities.
- Climate and resilience planning: supporting risk assessment, adaptation strategies and long-term asset performance
- Sustainable infrastructure: integrating environmental, affordability and delivery considerations into practical decision-making
- Strategic advisory: aligning infrastructure investment with broader system, community and sustainability outcomes
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