Q & A
The following questions and answers are intended to be read alongside the investment statement and prospectus dated 12 March 2010 relating to the offer by New Zealand Social Infrastructure Limited (the Offer Document ).
23 December 2011 Canterbury DHB to explore private funding
JO MCKENZIE-MCLEAN AND GEORGINA STYLIANOU. The $600 million redevelopment of Christchurch and Burwood hospitals may be partly funded through private investment. Health Minister Tony Ryall gave the go-ahead yesterday for the Canterbury District Health Board to develop a business case for the stage-one redevelopment of the city's hospitals.
4 July 2011 Govt to spend $17 billion on infrastructure
4 July 2011. http://www. infrastructure. govt. nz/plan/2011. The government will invest more than $17 billion in infrastructure during the next four years, Infrastructure Minister Bill English says. However, little specific new information on exactly where much of that money is destined for was included in the government's National Infrastructure Plan 2011, released this afternoon by Mr English and Associate Infrastructure Minister Steven Joyce.
22 June 2011 Govt considers cross-agency radio network
Bill English, Judith Collins. 22 June, 2011. Govt considers cross-agency radio network. The Government will investigate the feasibility of developing a Whole-of-Government Radio Network as a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), Infrastructure Minister Bill English and Police Minister Judith Collins announced today.
27 May 2011 - Shortlist announced for first schools PPP
Associate Minister of Education Rodney Hide today announced the three high quality private consortia, shortlisted by the Ministry of Education, for the first school property public private partnership (PPP) in New Zealand.
7 April 2011 Better educational outcomes through improved asset management critical success factor for PPPs
Media Statement 7 April 2011. Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in NZ schools have the potential to improve educational outcomes and transfer property risks to the private sector according to the New Zealand Council for Infrastructure Development.
6 April 2011 Hobsonville schools PPP will bring wider benefits
The Government intends to commission two new schools in Hobsonville that will be designed, financed, built and maintained under a public-private partnership, Infrastructure Minister Bill English, Education Minister Anne Tolley and Associate Education Minister Rodney Hide announced today.
30 November 2010 - Delivering Social Infrastructure in NZ - By Adrian Wimmers (Issue 1/Insight Magazine Nov 2010)
Insight - Delivering Social Infrastructure in NZ Nov 2010. pdf.
3 November 2010 Prison PPP gets green light
http://www. beehive. govt. nz/release/prison+ppp+gets+green+light.
1 October 2010 New Zealand Social Infrastructure Fund Meets First Call to the PIP Fund
1 October 2010 New Zealand Social Infrastructure Fund Meets First Call to the PIP Fund.
22 September 2010 - Growing Understanding for PPP's
Media Statement 22 September 2010. "The Shape NZ survey showing New Zealanders favour public private partnerships (PPPs) to fund infrastructure development demonstrates a growing sophistication in understanding of alternative procurement and funding models by the NZ public", says Stephen Selwood, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Council for Infrastructure Development.
16 August 2010 Melbourne Convention Centre Media Release
16 August 2010 Melbourne Convention Centre Media Release.
11 August 2010 - New measures to improve asset management
Bill English. 11 August, 2010. New measures to improve asset management. The Government is taking steps to improve how it invests in infrastructure and manages its $220 billion asset base, Finance Minister Bill English says.
21 July 2010 - School property PPP moves to next stage
Read the government press release.
5 May 2010 Infrastructure Update Newsletter
http://www. infrastructure. govt. nz/publications/newsletters.
3 May 2010 - Successful close for New Zealand Social Infrastructure Fund capital raising
Morrison & Co PIP Limited and Craigs Investment Partners Limited are pleased to announce. the successful close last Friday of the initial public offer (IPO) of shares by the New Zealand. Social Infrastructure Fund Limited (NZSIF).
28 April 2010 Peter Coman/NZSIF on NZI Business
Click here to view the video on TVNZ website.
15 April 2010 Judith Collins fronts up to prison criticism
Click here to view the video on the TVNZ website.
14 April 2010 Public Private Partnership for Wiri Prison
14 April 2010 Public Private Partnership for Wiri Prison. The Morrison and Co Public Infrastructure Partnership Fund ("PIP Fund") is pleased to learn that the Government intends to procure the new Wiri prison in a public private partnership ("PPP").