Infrastructure
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.
Funding details released for fixing Marlborough Sounds roads
The NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi has signalled how much it will fund towards fixing and improving roads in the Marlborough Sounds.
Rates hikes 'mature approach' to help pay for billions needed to fix infrastructure
New Zealand is being warned it is heading toward a tragedy if more is not invested in council infrastructure, and that double-digit rates increases should be expected.
Hundreds of billions of investment needed in local govt - LGNZ
New Zealand is being warned it is heading towards a tragedy if more is not invested in council infrastructure, and that people need to get used to double-digit rates increases. Local Government New… Audio
Cairns airport underwater as heavy rain hits Queensland's far north
Cairns airport is underwater as heavy rain continues to lash Queensland's far north. The remnants of ex-tropical cyclone Jasper have caused widespread destruction. The main roads into Cairns were… Audio
Ferry project cancellation a ‘heavy blow’, says Waitohi Picton iwi
The government's decision to halt the Cook Strait ferry project is a "heavy blow", says a top of the south iwi chairperson.
Auckland man wins pothole case against AT
It's the pothole payment they tried to keep secret. After battling for more than a year a man whose car was damaged by a tomo has finally got "compensation" from Auckland Transport. Stephen Doyle's… Video, Audio
Coromandel's lifeline road almost ready to reopen
'Looking to one of the best summers we've ever had' The Coromandel is just days away from being stitched back together.. with a bridge due to open any day - reconnecting one side of the peninsula to… Video, Audio
The Panel with Peter Dunne and Sally Wenley (Part 1)
Today on the panel, Emile Donovan and panellists Peter Dunne and Sally Wenley discuss the future of the Interislander and why infrastructure projects go over time and over budget, and the current… Audio
Wellington council set to approve up to $2m extra to fix 880 leaky pipes
Wellington City Council has green lit $2 million of extra funding to fix 880 leaky pipes over summer and autumn.
Flood-hit Auckland homeowners declined accommodation support call for review
Some Auckland homeowners are struggling to pay the mortgage on storm-damaged homes, as well as rent for the house they are living in, after being denied accommodation support.
KiwiRail may build new ferries despite government pulling funding
Chief executive Peter Reidy says KiwiRail now has to work through its options after a massive cost blowout. Audio
