Transform – Tomorrow’s thinking, today: Strengthening internal capabilities with Tauranga City Council - Episode 20
At a glance
In this episode, we explore how asset owners can move beyond fragmented data by strengthening the internal capabilities, governance and culture needed to treat asset information as an operational advantage. Drawing on Tauranga City Council’s journey, we look at how this shift supports more confident, resilient decision-making.
About this episode
In this episode of Transform, Theresa Wells (NZ Transport Agency Relationship Manager, GHD) and Asem Zabin (Executive Advisor, GHD) join Juan Martinez (Digital Engineering Lead, Tauranga City Council) to explore the growing pressure on infrastructure asset owners to do more with less while managing ageing networks and rising community expectations.
Drawing on our work with Tauranga City Council, we look at what it takes to move beyond fragmented data and build the capability to act on it. We unpack the shift from simply collecting information to strengthening the governance, culture and data literacy needed to treat asset data as a critical operational advantage.
This conversation highlights how stronger organisational capability unlocks better visibility, improves collaboration across teams and supports more resilient decision-making. We also look ahead to what this means for asset owners, and where affordability, scale and integrated thinking will shape the future of infrastructure management.