Infrastructure
Gisborne Mayor on roadworks in cyclone hit regions
As you heard there, the New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi has a 500-million dollar road maintenance programme underway this summer.
The agency's senior manager for maintenance and operations… Audio
Motorists 'frustrated' by potholes
Potholes on some of the country's highways are not only worrying officials -- motorists are also frustrated by the state of the roading network.
Yesterday, Transport Minister Simeon Brown, along with… Audio
'Laughing stock': Anger over State Highway 1 potholes
Several sections of the country's state highways have been described as being in shocking condition. Audio
Red Sea attacks could soon hit Kiwis in pocket
A series of attacks by Houthi rebels on container ships is causing chaos on a busy cargo route.
South Wairarapa water restrictions in force, but more than 100 leaks remain
Residents are expected to stop using sprinklers and irrigation systems under the restrictions as the area faces dry weather and increasing demand in water use.
Biofilter replaced in effort to combat stink from Lower Hutt wastewater plant
A Lower Hutt resident hopes Wellington Water is doing enough to rid the area of the foul stench emanating from a wastewater treatment plant.
Sewage spill at Far North beach
Beachgoers are being warned not to swim or collect shellfish.
Four days of fine weather needed for safe swimming after storms - scientist
It will take up four days of fine weather to reduce the risk to swimmers from sewage runoff after heavy rains last week, a freshwater scientist says.
Data use skyrockets as Kiwis head to summer hotspots
Telcos are reporting their customers used over 2500 terabytes of data on Christmas Day and Boxing Day alone.
Port chair questioned ferry project plan from start
A former Port Marlborough chairperson and councillor says it came as no surprise the government called time-out on the Cook Strait ferries.
Dry summer could see water use warnings through to autumn
The summer forecast is for more northwesterly winds than normal throughout the country, and dry weather in the east.
Government may still need to pay for Cook Strait ferries - Maritime Union
The government may still need to pay if it wants a resilient ferry connection between both the main islands, says the Maritime Union.
Chance of acute water shortage in Wellington increases
New modelling shows there is now a 33 percent chance of the region seeing an acute water shortage this summer - and that would mean level 4 water restrictions.
NZTA Waka Kotahi asks travellers to take it easy behind the wheel
Don't be a grinch on the road this summer. That's the word from the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi who are asking holiday travellers to take it easy behind the wheel. With the official holiday road… Audio
Wellington Water prepares for level four restrictions
Wellingtonians are being urged to store emergency water supplies as the capital faces possible severe restrictions.
Wellington Water is preparing for level four restrictions, which would ban all… Audio
Wellington residents told to get creative with water storage options over summer
The advice comes as the region is preparing for the possibility of severe water restrictions.
Cyclone-damaged roads and highways breaking up just weeks after being repaired
Locals are questioning the quality of bitumen used to repair the roads, disagreeing it could be weather-related. Audio
Gore Council needs $465m of capital investment in Three Waters infrastructure
The Gore District Council will write to central government to outline what one councillor has described as the "funding impossibilities" now confronting them.
SH1 at Brynderwyn Hills to close for nine weeks
State Highway 1 at the Brynderwyn Hills will be closed for nine weeks next year to allow for critical repair work.
Transport Minister unhappy with roading project's annual $750k pest control bill
Waka Kotahi is committed to undertaking the work on 3650 hectares of native bush - in perpetuity - as part of the $280 million Mt Messenger Bypass in Taranaki.
