podcast | 7 of 7 in series

07. The cost of stopping: New report on the true cost of infrastructure delays

10 June 2026

This week, Hamish and Sam discuss The Cost of Stopping, a new report by economist Shamubeel Eaqub estimating that stop-start infrastructure decision-making has cost New Zealand taxpayers $11.8b over the past 25 years.

They unpack where those costs lie, consider how international experience compares, and discuss reactions to the report and its recommendations.

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