Insights

 While it was peaceful for a number of months in 2023 without '3 Waters' grabbing headlines, the need for change in the sector hasn't gone away. The new governments 'Local Water Done Well' (they surely could come up with a better name) has last week given some clues about where it's heading, but so far is lacking in vital detail. Detail matters! 

 Looking specifically at the Hawke's Bay rebuild post Cyclone Gabrielle, we must test that planning is happening in the background to ensure local outcomes are at the forefront and that long-term value is maximised. Together this creates "Resilience" and will be realised only through effective asset management planning and delivery...

 Asset mgmt. is about coordinated action to deliver value. That requires 2 really important things...
 

Asset planning processes are hungry beasts. Hungry for information about assets so that good decisions can be made. While NZ is catching up to the rest of the world in acknowledging the systems and frameworks that together can improve asset management as a discipline, at Asset Partners NZ we know there is a windfall of value to be gained by turning focus towards asset information...

 In the world of infrastructure asset management, we often find ourselves focused on producing asset plans or strategies to meet a regulatory or other cyclic deadline. While necessary, focusing too much on the output (the plan), as opposed to the process (the planning) can be detrimental to an organisations asset management outcomes over time...