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Northland Corporate Group welcomes investment expressions of interest for Northland Expressway

11 March 2025

Following the Government’s commitment to the Northland Expressway, the Northland Corporate Group (NCG) support the upcoming infrastructure investment summit to open calls for interested partners.

NCG co-chair and Chief Executive of Northpower, Andrew McLeod says economic modelling released by the group last year in partnership with the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) highlights the opportunity for Aotearoa New Zealand’s economy via increased investment in Northland.

“Last year we released economic modelling to outline how additional investment in a high-quality, four-lane expressway between Auckland and Te Tai Tokerau Northland could boost national GDP by $1.2 billion per year by 2050,” says McLeod.

The benefits from via improved connectivity, with critical road linkages have facilitated economic growth, improved social outcomes and attracted greater residential development.

The proposed investment offers multiple direct benefits, including faster travel speeds, fewer road closures and diversions, enhanced resilience against extreme weather events, and a reduction in car accidents.

Additionally, the Northern Expressway is expected to stimulate population growth and migration from Auckland, while also boosting Northland's tourism sector and resource-based industries, enhancing social outcomes, and provide greater access to resources.

“This infrastructure project is exactly what our economy needs to drive growth, create jobs, reduce costs, and enable export expansion,” says McLeod.

“We’re thrilled to see ongoing commitment to helping Te Tai Tokerau Northland prosper, increasingly stepping up as a key enabler to New Zealand’s economic growth ambitions.

“The Northland Corporate Group will remain fully supportive of this initiative and will continue to highlight the opportunities it will create for the people of the North, the city of Auckland, and the national economy.”

NZIER’s economic modelling can be found here.

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Media contact:

Adam Warin +64 21 029 01388 | adam.warin@pead.co.nz  

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