Infrastructure
Wairoa faces millions of dollars of damage after heavy rain
The worst of the weather may be over for Wairoa, but the town is now faced with millions of dollars of damage to its infrastructure and people's homes. Yesterday, the murky waters of the Wairoa river… Audio
Inside Wellington's nearly $400m sewage sludge treatment plant
A new levy will be introduced to ratepayers to cover the cost of the facility that aims to process sludge into a safe, non-odorous and stable product.
Free entry at Waitangi Treaty Grounds will help mark Matariki
It will also be available over the school holidays to help celebrate the reopening of SH1 over the Brynderwyns.
Morning Report Essentials for 26 June 2024
On today's episode, In Te Karaka, 30-kilometres north-west of Gisborne, residents were told to evacuate in the early hours of this morning after the Waipaoa River topped 7.68m, a state of emergency… Audio
Politics by Night with Jem Traylen
BusinessDesk reporter Jem Traylen joins Emile Donovan to talk infrastructure woes, cancer drugs, and the minister for manufacturing Andrew Bayly. Audio
The Panel With Phil O'Reilly & Verity Johnson (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Phil O'Reilly & Verity Johnson discuss Government plans to make it harder to challenge employment status in the courts. Plus after the recent… Audio
Hipkins suggests KiwiRail ferries still being built, contract not cancelled
The government is being "very cagey" about whether the previous order for the new ferries has been cancelled or not, the Labour leader says.
Business commentator Oliver Lewis
Oliver discusses what could come next for the Interislander fleet after the Aratere ship ran aground, and Treasury's involvement in procuring new ships. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 25 June
On today's episode, the government is celebrating new funding for Pharmac that will cover "up to" fifty-four new drugs, but it has been described as bittersweet by some patients, Northland businesses… Audio
Why businesses are seeking compensation not insurance after outage
Northland businesses are pushing for compensation from Transpower for last week's blackout across most of the region.
Northland businesses want compensation after power outage
Northland businesses say there's no easy way for them to claim compensation after a massive power outage caused by maintenance workers removing the nuts from a power pylon caused it to topple over… Audio
Consumer NZ on Northland power cut fall out
Transpower chief executive Alison Andrew confirmed yesterday that the power pylon that fell last Thursday, cutting power to most of Northland, was caused by contractors carrying out routine… Audio
'We've lost faith': Ferry's failure final straw for residents, farmers, truckies
Engineers are today probing the stricken ferry, as the government weighs up the costs of replacing the country's ageing interisland ferry fleet.
Grounding of Aratere shows fragility of ferries
Engineers are today probing the stricken ferry Aratere, as the Government weighs up the costs of replacing the country's ageing interisland ferry fleet. Audio
Drones check on partially collapsed West Coast tunnel - KiwiRail
The Tawhai Tunnel, south of Reefton, has been closed since 15 June due to a partial collapse.
Do people trust Aotearoa's infrastructure?
We've recently had challenges with power pylons falling over and even ferries breaking down. Visual journalist Nate McKinnon and reporter Georgie Hanafin asked people in Christchurch if they trust our… Audio
Transpower reveals why pylon collapsed causing power cut
Transpower has revealed why a high-voltage pylon suddenly fell over last week, cutting power to 100,000 properties, it was due to contractors removing too many nuts from bolts connecting the tower to… Audio
Pylon collapse: 'Unprecedented and inconceivable'
Transpower says all the nuts securing the tower to the base plate on three legs were removed, causing the tower to fall.
New phase of Remutaka Hill rockfall protection under way
Materials are being lifted by helicopter to the site, as part of a project to help reduce the risk of landslide on SH2.
Northland power cut: Business Chamber unimpressed, failure 'not fair'
There is a "huge infrastructure deficit" in Northland and recent failures were "just not fair" on the region, Darryn Fisher says. Audio
