Infrastructure
Potential obstacles to National's promise to increase speed limits
National wants to scrap lower speed limits on highways, saying economic impacts should be considered as well as road safety.
First-of-it's-kind low carbon pipes installed at Auckland sinkhole
A new low-carbon stormwater pipe being installed today at the site of a sinkhole in central Auckland will be the first of its kind in New Zealand. In July, a 2.5 metre wide sinkhole appeared on… Audio
Queenstown Airport comes out against Tarras Airport
Queenstown Airport has come out against a potential airport in Tarras, claiming the proposal is pitching a solution in search of a problem.
Christchurch Airport has bought almost eight hundred… Audio
Twenty-seven councils given deadline to install protozoa barriers
Twenty-seven councils have been given until June 30th, 2024 to produce funded plans for installing protozoa barriers on water supplies.
Without them, hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders could be… Audio
Temporary fix to 'pretty significant' landslide expected in one week - permanent repair expected to be pricey
Engineers have been assessing a massive landslip that's cut off more than 1500 residents from Gisborne, unless they want to take a significant detour. The slip has swept away a section of Tiniroto… Video, Audio
Auckland water charges could double if Three Waters repealed, council staffer says
Auckland water charges could double in the next four years if Three Waters does not go ahead, a council staffer says.
Glacier retreat at Franz Josef changing shape of Waiho river - glaciologist
The rapid retreat of Franz Josef Glacier and the subsequent "huge" volume of riverbed material crawling down the Waiho Valley is a growing problem for the area.
Several councils could face huge bills to get drinking water up to scratch
Several councils and government ministries could be facing bills in the hundreds of thousands to fit essential filters to their drinking water supplies in the wake of Queenstown's cryptosporidium… Video, Audio
Queenstown disease outbreak source may never be known - authorities
Queenstown's cryptosporidiosis outbreak may never be known despite extensive testing, Te Whatu Ora Health NZ says.
National and Labour at odds over water services
National and Labour are at odds about how $185 billion bill will be paid for water services if Three Waters doesn't go ahead.
National plans to scrap the contested Three Waters scheme within its… Audio
Auckland sinkhole just a 'spike in an ongoing failure of critical sewage infrastructure'
The city needs to urgently address old infrastructure if it wants to avoid further water contamination, an environmental ecologist says.
Council vs land owner: Popular walkway closed due to stoush
The public has been blocked from a hugely popular coastal walkway, because of a stoush between the council, and a property owner. The Takapuna to Milford coastal walk runs through the Firth family… Video, Audio
Taumata Arowai warns councils over new water filter laws
The national water regulator is not ruling out legal action against Queenstown Lakes District Council for not having barriers to filter out cryptosporidium. Audio
Watercare installs pipe to redirect wastewater from Parnell sinkhole
Watercare is set to begin work today on laying a bypass pipe to reduce wastewater overflow caused by a broken pipe in Auckland's Parnell last week, but meanwhile wastewater continues to flow into the… Audio
Temporary pipe to be installed at sinkhole site in Auckland
Crews are aiming to begin laying down a temporary pipe in Auckland Monday morning to bypass a blocked sewerage pipe.
Tonnes of debris has been removed from the blocked pipe where a… Audio
Authorities struggling to find source of cryptosporidium outbreak in Queenstown
Authorities are no closer to finding the source of Queenstown's cryptosporidium outbreak.
Te Whatu Ora has confirmed 56 cases, 12 probable cases, and eight under investigation.
The Council says the… Audio
Issues over possible extension for smelly West Coast private landfill
Whether or not a private landfill should get more time to fix ongoing smell problems has been complicated by a WorkSafe shutdown and investigation, and advice is being sought, a West Coast council…
Gisborne beach to close for emergency pipe repair
Urgent repairs to Gisborne's wastewater outfall pipe will close a section of Midway Beach for at least five days.
Sinkhole sewage spill scuttles Saturday and Sunday sea sports
The fallout from Auckland's giant sinkhole continues, forcing the cancellation of weekend events and school holiday programmes across the Waitematā Harbour.
The Panel with Julia Hartley-Moore and James Elliott (Part 1)
Wallace and panellists Julia Hartley-Moore and James Elliott find out about the official arrival of El Nino and hear about the public health risks following the sewage spill from a large sinkhole in… Audio
