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Shortsightedness and poor planning lead to property buyouts

Ratepayers and taxpayers will help fund buyouts and flood defences for homes in areas hit by severe weather after years of underinvestment.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 6th Jun 2023

Disaster Recovery

A multi-billion dollar budget with no direction

Critics say the spending will still leave New Zealand’s infrastructure deficit and weather damage unaddressed without a clear pipeline of work.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 22nd May 2023

Agricultural Technology

Campaign launched against ‘undemocratic’ RMA reform

Critics say the reform could lift housing and infrastructure costs by stripping councils of planning powers and deepening court battles.

By Staff Writer • 8 min read • Fri, 12th May 2023

Webinar

Big changes to common construction contract

A long-awaited overhaul of New Zealand’s most used building contract is intended to cut disputes and improve fairness across the sector.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Tue, 9th May 2023

Sustainability

Flawed procurement practices to blame for faulty Wellington streetlights

Wellington City Council faces a NZD $6 million repair bill after 17,000 LED streetlights proved unsafe in strong winds.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 17th Apr 2023

Local Government

Water reforms do not go far enough for mana whenua

Mana whenua still lack influence over water services boards, despite revised reforms keeping shared decision-making in place across 10 regional entities.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 14th Apr 2023

University of Otago

Do we still need Covid-19 isolation rules?

Modelling suggests scrapping the seven-day rule could lift hospital admissions and deaths by up to 25% over six months.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Fri, 14th Apr 2023

Disaster Recovery

New Zealand’s infrastructure deficit — can the private sector bridge the gap?

Cyclone Gabrielle has deepened New Zealand's infrastructure shortfall, as officials say public funding alone cannot cover a NZD $210 billion gap.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 10th Apr 2023

Disaster Recovery

Second Auckland harbour crossing ‘stupidest transport project ever’

Public consultation on the Waitematā Harbour crossing begins with options costing up to GBP £12.5 billion and facing carbon concerns.

By Staff Writer • 8 min read • Thu, 30th Mar 2023

Management

Training and minimum wage rises kick in this week

Around 222,900 workers will see higher pay from Friday as New Zealand’s minimum wage rises to NZD $22.70 an hour.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Sun, 26th Mar 2023

Breach Prevention

59% of IT leaders feel Govt should be doing more - KnowBe4

KnowBe4's latest research finds 59% of New Zealand's IT decision-makers feel the government should be doing more to protect local businesses from cyber attacks.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Wed, 22nd Mar 2023

Public Sector

Reforms do not guarantee a better system

Councils could lose influence over local planning as new regional committees shift decisions further from communities and raise funding concerns.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Mar 2023

Power / Energy

The infrastructure sector – 2022 in review & looking ahead

Policy change, fuel resilience and green power projects are set to dominate infrastructure again as reform timelines tighten in 2023.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 16th Jan 2023

MBIE

Identified shortcomings adversely impact safe chemical management

Industry-backed codes are seen as the quickest fix for WorkSafe NZ’s stretched oversight of chemical safety, amid a widening funding gap.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Dec 2022

Human Capital Management

Immigration policy changes welcomed by infrastructure sector

Civil contractors say the new visa pathways should ease labour shortages, helping get transport, water and energy projects built faster.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Dec 2022

Breach Prevention

Large cyber attack targets several government organisations

New-Zealand IT MSP suffers cyber-incident, affecting government agencies. Data held by Mercury IT NZ blocked. Investigations underway.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Dec 2022

Unified Communications

Govt paper pushes case for fibre connectivity in rural NZ

Chorus has welcomed the New Zealand Government's release of a new paper that sets out the country's high-level connectivity vision over the next decade.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Mon, 5th Dec 2022