Vhari McWha
Is New Zealand’s Regional Infrastructure Fund set up to deliver on its promise?

Sapere evaluated the early implementation of the Regional Infrastructure Fund for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment while projects and governance arrangements were still evolving.
Optimising support: Formative evaluation of the Regional Infrastructure Fund
Sapere was engaged by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to undertake a formative evaluation of the Regional Infrastructure Fund.
Josh Hulbert
Connor Gavin
Alan Thu
Thought Leadership Series: Utility customer engagement and the uninformed response bias
Customer engagement often leads to uninformed, biased responses, risking misinterpretation. Better-informed, purpose-driven engagement can improve outcomes.
Electricity Authority funding options following Strategic Baseline Review
Sally Wyatt
Utility pricing – to block or not to block

Rather than provide a volume discount, some utilities charge a higher rate for greater use. This approach, known as an inclining or rising block tariff, is often advocated as being a fair way to encourage conservation. But is this really the case? This article investigates.