Agribusiness CEO
• Lack of detail and execution. It is very difficult to argue with the aspiration or the big picture, i.e. no homelessness. What is challenging is there is little articulation of the "how" it is going to be done. We need to get far clearer on the "how", "by who", "by when" and what resource is required and then have tracking, measurement and demonstration that it is being delivered.
• Solutions for infrastructure inadequacies. Having the people in place that make the right decisions. Stop half doing everything and begin whole doing what we really need to do. Make the people who use it, and benefit from it — pay for it or at least contribute towards. An example is the new tunnel to the airport — we all benefited from a fast, better ride to the airport — why on earth did it not have a cost? While New Zealanders have individual dwellings and workplaces in geographically dispersed locations and a population of five million people, public transport will never work. The economics cannot stack up. Check New York City's cost versus revenue of its public transport, where it moves more in a day than Auckland moves in a year. Recognise this and build better roads. Even when electric we still have cars.
• Seeking to solve a problem universally at huge cost rather than in a targeted way where we can make significant change where it really matters. An example is free university fees. A classic example of subsidising the rich who are probably the ones responding to this survey. Think how that money could have been spent more effectively if targeted to the areas of need.
Independent director