Nearly half of infrastructure firms lost staff to overseas roles

Wednesday 14 October 2026 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Wed 14 Oct, 5:06pm

In this story Nick Leggett, Infrastructure New Zealand

A survey of 290 industry leaders found that 48 per cent of infrastructure firms have lost staff to overseas positions in the past year. The findings, from Infrastructure New Zealand's Pulse survey, have raised concerns regarding the sector's long-term capacity to deliver future investments.

How they headlined it

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1. RNZWed 14 Oct, 5:00pm

   Half of infrastructure firms lose staff overseas in past year, survey finds (opens in new tab)

2. The PostWed 14 Oct, 5:06pm

   Infrastructure survey suggests nearly half of businesses in the sector are shedding jobs (opens in new tab)