New Zealand Infrastructure Commission/te Waihanga

What New Zealand Infrastructure Commission/te Waihanga does

Te Waihanga, the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, is a government Crown entity established under the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission/Te Waihanga Act 2019 and headquartered at 95 Customhouse Quay, Wellington. It operates as New Zealand's statutory infrastructure planning body, providing independent advice to central government, local councils, state-owned enterprises, and private infrastructure providers. The organization delivers three core offerings: the National Infrastructure Plan (a 30-year strategic roadmap published February 2026 with 16 recommendations), the Infrastructure Priorities Programme (IPP) for independent standardized assessment of major project proposals, and the National Infrastructure Pipeline (a national dataset tracking $274.4 billion across 12,500 initiatives from 135 contributing organizations and 96% of NZ councils).

Underlying these programmes are three web-based platforms: the Insights Platform (registered-user analytics and workforce projections), the Information Supply Platform (project submission and consultation portal), and the Infrastructure Hub (centralized access point). The organization produces research publications such as the 30-year Forward Guidance investment forecasts and the Foundations for Growth productivity report, alongside podcasts, webinars, and infrastructure symposia featuring international sector leaders. All services are provided free of charge.

The business model is government appropriations funding with no commercial revenue; there are no disclosed financials, no headcount figures, and no private shareholders. The organization operates exclusively in New Zealand and is overseen by a government-appointed Board. Effective November 2026, the Government will transfer investment assurance responsibilities from the Treasury to Te Waihanga, with the IPP to be paused after Round Three to incorporate lessons into the new combined assurance function covering both project investment and asset management.

Name

New Zealand Infrastructure Commission/te Waihanga

Legal name

New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga

Website

https://tewaihanga.govt.nz

Company type

Public

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Te Waihanga is the New Zealand government's statutory infrastructure planning body, delivering the National Infrastructure Plan, the Infrastructure Priorities Programme, and the National Infrastructure Pipeline — tracking $274.4 billion across 12,500 initiatives from 135 provider organizations and 96% of NZ councils.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Infrastructure Planning & Policy Advisory

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Asset Management & Infrastructure Resilience Agencies (State of Good Repair, Climate Adaptation) (BPAIALAK)

Keywords

• Infrastructure strategy
• Infrastructure planning
• Infrastructure pipeline
• Project assessment
• Policy advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Wellington

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Te Waihanga operates as a New Zealand Crown entity and is funded through government appropriations. The organization provides free services including research, advice, and assessment programs to infrastructure providers and the public.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Te Waihanga is a New Zealand Crown entity that provides strategic infrastructure planning, policy advice and independent project assessment. Its core offerings include the 30-year National Infrastructure Plan, the Infrastructure Priorities Programme (IPP) for independent project endorsement, and the National Infrastructure Pipeline — a national dataset tracking approximately 12,500 infrastructure initiatives worth $274.4 billion across central government, local councils and private providers.

Product overview

Te Waihanga operates as a platform-plus-services organization delivering infrastructure intelligence and planning tools for New Zealand. The core offerings include the National Infrastructure Plan (a 30-year strategic roadmap), the Infrastructure Priorities Programme (IPP) for project assessment, and the National Infrastructure Pipeline (a comprehensive project database). These are supported by three digital platforms: the Insights Platform for analytics and data visualization, the Information Supply Platform for project submissions, and the Infrastructure Hub as a centralized access point. The organization also produces research publications, podcasts, and webinars under its Watch & Listen content series. All offerings work together to provide a complete infrastructure intelligence system for government agencies, local councils, and private infrastructure providers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• National Infrastructure Plan (Mahere Tūāhanga ā-Motu)

Quantifiable outcome

• 135 infrastructure providers contributing comprehensive project data to the Pipeline
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Construction Sector AccordcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTe Waihanga partnered with the Construction Sector Accord to produce recovery construction workforce projections supporting regions and infrastructure providers affected by the 2023 North Island Weather Events. The partnership involves collecting project information to estimate workforce requirements, skills needed, and timing of demands.
• Waihanga Ara Rau (Workforce Development Council for Construction and Infrastructure)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTe Waihanga is working with Waihanga Ara Rau, the Workforce Development Council for Construction and Infrastructure, to provide recovery workforce insights. Waihanga Ara Rau also provides workforce information for residential construction through their Workforce Information Platform.
• Motu ResearchsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMotu Research was commissioned by Te Waihanga to provide Regional Forward Guidance modelling, disaggregating national infrastructure investment forecasts to the regional level. Also engaged for infrastructure needs analysis on decarbonisation.
• Earth Sciences New ZealandsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned by Te Waihanga to provide national-scale loss estimates to infrastructure from natural hazards, estimating long-run annual damages to infrastructure from six different natural hazards.
• Nicholson ConsultingsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned to develop analysis on the long-term drivers on Māori, providing background information and analysis for the Forward Guidance and National Infrastructure Plan.
• Crow AdvisorysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned to develop household impacts modelling technical report, providing analysis on what Forward Guidance investment path means for households.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tewaihanga

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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