Infrastructure

Rates could be raised for properties with granny flats, an economist says, after new rules were passed allowing people to build structures up to 70 square metres in their yards.

A third of the population in some regions is already exposed to a major danger, along with $235 billion of property. Audio

A significant milestone has been reached in the Mt Messenger Bypass. Audio

New Zealand's national water authority has for the first time ordered a council to intervene in a private water supply it says is failing to address basic safety concerns.

Massive slips on State Highway 3 road closed the road for days and it is still down to one lane in many places.

A Mount Maunganui business is aiming to use undersea drones to help protect seafloor cables from sabotage as well as other work.

Our second biggest city is experiencing the type of revival that should make the rest of New Zealand envious.

A new report calls for urgent action to prepare infrastructure, housing and healthcare for the country's rapidly ageing population.

It has laid out how a four-person taxi drone flying at up to 250km/h could travel 60-80 percent faster than driving as well as cut down on traffic jams.

The district, as well as areas like Waitomo and Awakino, are in clean-up mode.

New mayor Max Brough has signalled he wants to remove the cycleway nicknamed due to its resemblance of the popular biscuit.

A spate of arson attacks on cell towers in Wānaka and the wider Otago region has left people angry and worried about communication outages, as police urge locals to report any suspicious behaviour. Audio

Asphalt is great for roads that had a lot of trucks and a strong base - but that's not your average suburban street. Audio

The bridge needs a new paint job, as its original coating - from 1969 - reaches the end of its designed life.