Infrastructure
Why NZ's resource laws will not change overnight post-election
Opinion - Any new government will need time to develop new legislation if it wants to make significant change and in the meantime, environmental management will be business as usual, Jeffrey McNeill w…
Trying to live small when the problems are big
There are a lot of good reasons to downsize to a tiny home. But there are just as many problems in getting started. Audio
NZ reputation on the line with Auckland Airport delays, airlines say
The Board of Airline Representatives says delays are unacceptable and airlines are frustrated, but Auckland Airport says they are part of the problem.
Water treatment plant flooded in Tuatapere
Water tankers are on the way to Tuatapere, where the water treatment plant flooded and stopped working Thursday night - leaving just eight hours' worth or water in town's reservoir.
Southland… Audio
Public feedback sought on Nelson's $40m Bridge to Better project
The 'Bridge to Better' project aims to improve water infrastructure, provide capacity for hundreds of homes and revitalise Bridge Street.
Auckland rail: KiwiRail, Auckland Transport release plans
KiwiRail says its plans for rail network development are not dependent on whether Auckland light rail goes ahead.
Let's Get Wellington Moving plan hits another roadblock
A group opposed to Let's Get Wellington Moving's plan to remove cars from the Golden Mile is taking legal action.
Boil water notice in force for Queenstown
People in Queenstown may have to keep boiling their water for months because of the current cryptosporidium infection.
The national water authority, Taumata Arowai, has served the council with a… Audio
Media briefed on Cryptosporidium outbreak
The number of cases of cryptosporidium in Queenstown is now 18 and the district council has told media it is rushing to get a UV filter for one of its 2 mile water treatment plant. But the mayor Glyn… Audio
Queenstown mayor on cryptosporidium outbreak
The national water regulator has slapped a compliance notice on one of Queenstown's water treatment plants, after reports of people in Queenstown falling ill for weeks.
There are now 17 confirmed… Audio
Boil water notices remain in Queenstown
Boil water notices will remain in force throughout Queenstown, until the council can prove it's filtering protozoa, or parasites, out of the town's supply.
Drinking water for around 45,000 people is… Audio
New suspension bridge for Hokitika Gorge
A new suspension bridge will replace an old bridge in the lower Hokitika Gorge, after the government provided funding.
Boil water notice for Queenstown after outbreak of sickness
Queenstown and Frankton residents are being told to boil their water after an outbreak of illness from the parasite cryptosporidium.
Wellington City councillor warns council needs to make big capital expenditure cuts
Wellington City needs to slash spending by tens, if not hundreds, of millions of dollars in the coming years, a councillor says. Audio
Sarjeant Gallery redevelopment poses challenges at every turn
The man in charge of the Sarjeant Gallery earthquake strengthening and redevelopment project in Whanganui says it's been one of the most complex and challenging of his 40-year career.
More than a… Audio
Māpua looks to the future - 'A desirable place to live'
Feedback is being sought on a masterplan to cater to future growth in the coastal town of Māpua, west of Nelson.
Millions in new costs add to Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway overrun
Waka Kotahi has paid road builders millions more on top of the billion-dollar cost of the Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway.
Community group opposes concreting in creek where eel live
Plans to concrete in one of the last creeks in Auckland's Te Atatū Peninsula to turn it into a stormwater pipe are being questioned by a community group.
'We'll always see failures in this type of network' - Wellington Water
A burst water pipe in Wellington CBD has now been fixed but Wellington Water says it can't say a similar event won't happen again. Audio
$22 million allocated to improve resilience of West Coast roads
Eighteen roading projects on the West Coast are set to benefit from a plan to allocate $22 million to improving the overall resilience of the state highway corridor.
The Prime Minister, Chris… Audio
