Squires GJaved ATrinh HH14/01/202114/01/2021Regional Studies, Regional Science, 2021, 8 (1), pp. 65 - 842168-1376https://hdl.handle.net/10179/16109This study investigates whether the use of housing charges is an innovative or traditional instrument in financing bulk infrastructure. It develops a conceptual framework to demonstrate how housing charges are perceived as an innovative model of financing and funding bulk infrastructure. Research focuses on a case study policy pilot infrastructure project in New Zealand, with primary evidence gathered from informed professional stakeholder interviews. The findings highlight that revenue streams are the most common concern when applying the infrastructure funding and financing (IFF) model to deal with bulk infrastructure. Further, as housing charges are a new instrument generating cash flows to finance bulk infrastructure, it is found that financing infrastructure development is only innovative in terms of its mechanics, legislation and policy setting.65 - 84Journal article10.1080/21681376.2021.1882883436760Massey_Dark1205 Urban and Regional Planning1402 Applied Economics1604 Human Geography