OpinionOpinion byNick Leggett NZ Herald·19 Aug, 2026 04:59 PM4 mins to readNick Leggett is chief executive of Infrastructure New ZealandConstruction of The Fornebu Line in Norway. They have built systems designed to deliver on a long-term national ambition, regardless of which political party happens to be in government, says Nick LeggettNorway and Sweden showed New Zealand something we rarely see at home: political acceptance of a proven system backed by institutional discipline.
Every overseas delegation returns with ideas. Some are interesting. A few have the potential to reshape how we think. Our recent visit to Scandinavia was firmly in the
