New Zealand's not getting good bang for its infrastructure buck, according to some.

The Infrastructure Commission has released a 30-year plan with 16 recommendations, and 10 top priorities for the next decade - including health spending. 

Infrastructure Commission chief executive Geoff Cooper says we rank high on spending in the OECD, but our outcomes are in the bottom 10 percent.

He says New Zealand has unique problems we need to solve. 

"The geography is very difficult and we have a dispersed population. That means more pipes, more roads, more transmission lines and so on - and that costs, if you're going to do that." 

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New Zealand's not getting good bang for its infrastructure buck, according to some.
The Infrastructure Commission has released a 30-year plan with 16 recommendations, and 10 top priorities for the next decade - including health spending.&nbsp;
Infrastructure Commission chief executive Geoff Cooper says we rank high on spending in the OECD, but our outcomes are in the bottom 10 percent.
He says New Zealand has unique problems we need to solve.&nbsp;
"The geography is very difficult and we have a dispersed population. That means more pipes, more roads, more transmission lines and so on - and that costs, if you're going to do that."&nbsp;
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Geoff Cooper: Infrastructure Commission chief executive on the unveiling of New Zealand's first national infrastructure plan

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The business events sector's working to bump up our international multi-day conferences, which are currently lagging behind domestic bookings. 

A Business Events Industry Aotearoa report shows events contributed $925 million to the economy last year.  

Multi-day conferences generated approximately 1.5-million visitor nights for accommodation, nationwide. 

BusinessNZ Advocacy Director Catherine Beard told Ryan Bridge if you want to attract events you have to have good venues that are big enough to take big conferences – like the new International Conference Centre in Auckland. 

She says it’s a bit like stadium shows for major music acts – if you don’t have the events and can’t draw the crowds, you’re going to miss out. 

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The business events sector's working to bump up our international multi-day conferences, which are currently lagging behind domestic bookings.&nbsp;
A Business Events Industry Aotearoa report shows events contributed $925 million to the economy last year. &nbsp;
Multi-day conferences generated approximately 1.5-million visitor nights for accommodation, nationwide.&nbsp;
BusinessNZ Advocacy Director Catherine Beard told Ryan Bridge if you want to attract events you have to have good venues that are big enough to take big conferences – like the new International Conference Centre in Auckland.&nbsp;
She says it’s a bit like stadium shows for major music acts – if you don’t have the events and can’t draw the crowds, you’re going to miss out.&nbsp;
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Catherine Beard: BusinessNZ Advocacy Director on the impact of conferences on the economy and the new International Convention Centre in Auckland

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New housing data shows the market hasn't quite matched the mood of the economy as of yet.

The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand says housing sales are down 5.4 percent from January last year.

Prices were also softer, with REINZ's House Price Index dropping 0.6 percent compared to December. 

Property Investors Federation expert Matt Ball says it looks like the housing market will stay flat for the next little while, but it's about the bigger picture.

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New housing data shows the market hasn't quite matched the mood of the economy as of yet.
The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand says housing sales are down 5.4 percent from January last year.
Prices were also softer, with REINZ's House Price Index dropping 0.6 percent compared to December.&nbsp;
Property Investors Federation expert Matt Ball says it looks like the housing market will stay flat for the next little while, but it's about the bigger picture.
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Matt Ball: Property Investors Federation expert on house prices dropping in January

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Labour has raised some concerns over the FTA with India, but Finance Minister Nicola Willis is pushing back.

The opposition says they want the un-redacted advice about the deal and greater protection for migrant workers. 

Nicola Willis says there's strong aspirations in the agreement to promote investment.

"What it's saying is - let's both agree to promote significant levels of investment in our respective countries, let's put some aspirational targets out there."

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Labour has raised some concerns over the FTA with India, but Finance Minister Nicola Willis is pushing back.
The opposition says they want the un-redacted advice about the deal and greater protection for migrant workers.&nbsp;
Nicola Willis says there's strong aspirations in the agreement to promote investment.
"What it's saying is - let's both agree to promote significant levels of investment in our respective countries, let's put some aspirational targets out there."
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Nicola Willis: Finance Minister addresses concerns over India FTA

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Geoff Cooper: Infrastructure Commission chief executive on the unveiling of New Zealand's first national infrastructure plan

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