Buildings
Calling Home: Rebecca Kennedy in Macau
Rebecca Kennedy splits her time between Hong Kong and Macau, but over the past 12 months she's been more or less stuck in the latter location due to the restrictions imposed because of Covid-19. She's… Audio
'We need a building ministry': doco reveals high-rise horrors
A new documentary by building experts John Gray and Roger Levie has uncovered the shocking state of apartment buildings around New Zealand. Entitled A Living Hell: Apartment Disasters. Roger is with… Audio
Million dollar investment will upgrade schools
The government has announced it'll spend $164-million building new classrooms and upgrading schools.
The project will address much-needed renovation and make way for growing class sizes.
It's… Audio
Question of the day for 9 December 2019
What's a NZ building, heritage or modern, that you really love? Why? Audio
Combining urban design with nature
A visiting eco-architect has been sharing his expertise on how to create urban areas with nature through design innovation. Professor Klaus Klaas Loenhart explains his approach. Audio
Painting Architecture in Landscape
Auckland painter Martin Law has made an ambitious three decade long commitment to painting New Zealand's architecture in its landscape. The expat Brit is about to exhibit his latest in the series… Audio, Gallery
Story of the day for 12 December 2018
What do you reckon is the biggest enclosed building in the world? Audio
Govt pledges $305m for Auckland hospital repairs
The government will spend $305 million repairing and upgrading Auckland DHB hospital buildings. Health Minister David Clark says there's no question a lot more money will need to be spent dealing with… Audio
Govt gives Auckland DHB $305m for urgent infrastructure work
The Government today put its money where its mouth is, as it promised to begin dealing with a major backlog of deferred maintenance at hospitals nationwide, starting with $305m for urgent work on… Video, Audio
London's Shard engineer Roma Agrawal
Roma Agrawal loves all things to do with buildings; how they're designed, constructed, used and she wants to share her passion. She is a 34 year old structural engineer with credits including The… Audio
Half of Yarrow Stadium to remain open
New Plymouth's Yarrow Stadium was closed earlier this month due to earthquake risk. But it won't close in full, just in part. Because, as Taranaki Rugby CEO Jeremy Parkinson explains, it's better to… Video, Audio
Council dismisses 'imminent collapse' risk of Mt Eden church
According to Auckland Council the Presbyterian church hall in Mt Eden is not at imminent risk of collapse, unless there's a significant earthquake. It has received independent expert advice that says… Audio
Church warns of old hall danger but nearby school not told
The Presbyterian Church wants neighbours evacuated near a derelict historic hall it owns in the Auckland suburb of Mount Eden. The heritage building was classified as dangerous six years ago but last… Audio
Buildings that better survive earthquakes
Engineer Geoff Rodgers is designing a new generation of low-damage buildings that move in an earthquake and remain useable afterwards. Audio
Buildings that better survive earthquakes
Engineer Geoff Rodgers is designing a new generation of low-damage buildings that move in an earthquake and remain useable afterwards.
AudioOur Changing World for 25 January 2018
Testing dogs to find out how smart they are and how they think, and designing low-damage buildings that move during an earthquake and remain useable. Audio
Quake risk threatens most Auckland, Wellington high-rises
A newly released survey of high-rise buildings in Auckland and Wellington shows nearly all of them fail key earthquake standards. It shows 89 percent of ceilings are not secured well enough to… Audio
Emergency centres may fail quake standards
Civil defence emergency centres in quake zones may not meet the rigorous building standards required for them to withstand a big shake.
New quake safety doubts over police stations, hospitals
It's been revealed that not a single one of New Zealand's 315 police buildings constructed before 2011 have had a full earthquake safety check. Canterbury's district health buildings and a central… Audio
Fire rules overhaul lets tall buildings have single stairwell
As the safety of buildings worldwide is called into question, following the devastating Grenfell Tower fire in London, NZ's fire rules for tall buildings are being tightened and what will be the… Audio
