Voters prioritise repairing existing infrastructure over new projects

Monday 26 October 2026 · 1 outlet · 2 reports · updated Mon 26 Oct, 4:00am

In this story Nick Leggett, Infrastructure New Zealand

A recent poll suggests New Zealanders want politicians to focus on fixing ageing infrastructure and upgrading hospitals rather than starting new builds. While voters favour these improvements, they prefer funding them through spending cuts instead of tax increases or borrowing.

How they headlined it

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1. The PostMon 26 Oct, 4:00am

   Looking after what we’ve got, better (opens in new tab)

   • Fix what we've got: Voters put hospitals ahead of big builds (opens in new tab) Mon 26 Oct, 4:00am