Infrastructure
'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
Kicking up a stink - Christchurch battles over smelly compost plant's future
After years of complaints about the putrid smell from the Christchurch City Council's compost plant it will be relocated, but that could take up to five years. Audio
'Third world capital': Parts of Wellington without water for hours
A third world capital, that's the verdict from the restaurant association. Large chunks of Wellington's CBD were without water for hours today meaning no flushing toilets, workers sent home and… Video, Audio
Burst pipe leaves part of Wellington CBD without water
The mayor is blaming it on decades of underinvestment. Audio
Wellington workers sent home as several CBD blocks without water
Several blocks in central Wellington are sill without water, hours after a pipe ruptured.
Wellington Water issued an alert just before eight o'clock this morning to say the outage affected Waring… Audio
'Women can be gatherers too' - hopes, dreams in Tokomaru Bay
The picturesque East Coast beach town of Tokomaru Bay was once a busy port, a long time ago.
Now it's a more quiet settlement - which is usually about an hour's drive north of Gisborne.
But with… Audio
Council gets maths wrong over cycleway costings
The New Plymouth District Council has had to eat humble pie at the beginning of three days of submissions on its controversial cycleway plans.
It got its maths wrong and rather than costing $17… Audio
Another 15,000 workers may be needed for rebuild efforts
Nearly 15,000 extra construction workers may be needed to repair infrastructure damage from this year's wild weather, experts say.
Wellington City Council plans rollout of AI sensors to monitor traffic
A new traffic monitoring network which will count and collect data on modes of transport is being rolled out by Wellington City Council.
Govt announces $12m boost to help with roading repairs at top of South Island
The government is allocating the funds for 10 projects to help the Nelson, Marlborough and Tasman regions recover from recent weather-related damage.
Urban issues with Bill McKay
A few days ago at an Auckland event senior people from Labour, National and the Greens each signed a pledge to build a 1000 more houses a year in Auckland. Bill McKay joins Susie Ferguson to explain… Audio
SH1 Brynderwyns viaduct proposed by transport leaders
A kilometre-long Brynderwyns viaduct is the best fix to solve "unacceptable" State Highway 1 closure issues, Two Northland transport leaders say.
Lower Hutt infrastructure project rejects claim of billion dollar price-tag
Lower Hutt's biggest transport project in decades denies it has been newly costed at over a billion dollars.
Waiuku locals 'blindsided' by wind farm project
The Waiuku Wind Farm project was squeezed in at the last minute under a since-repealed fast-tracking law.
Dunedin Hospital lacks staff to train cancer doctors
Dunedin Hospital will lose its right to train junior cancer doctors next month because it soon won't have enough staff to teach them.
Te Whatu Ora's Southern region currently has three Radiation… Audio
Privatising Ports of Auckland could add extra costs
Privatising the Ports of Auckland could hit local users with $70 million dollars in extra costs annually.
That comes from a new report commissioned by the Maritime Union of New Zealand, which looks… Audio
'It's going to be OK': Confidence vulnerable water supply will handle summer demand
The Gisborne council is in a race against time to make important upgrades to its water network to meet a possible drought.
Climate change challenges wastewater treatment plant
Climate change is already challenging a joint Nelson-Tasman wastewater treatment plant built on a low-lying island. Millions of dollars are proposed to be allocated in next decade to secure a site for…
Long Read: Our renewable power struggle
By George Driver: Millions of panels could soon be erected across thousands of hectares of the country as an unprecedented solar-farm boom begins. Audio
