Wellington stories
Public health risks from contaminated drinking water remain at the heart of the reforms, as debate over local control overshadows safety.
Further official rate rises are likely to keep mortgage costs high and delay any rebound in New Zealand’s housing market.
Passengers could miss out unless new inter-regional rail is funded sustainably, as Infrastructure New Zealand urges a focus on maintenance and existing metro upgrades.
Passengers across New Zealand will eventually tap cards and mobile wallets on buses, trains and ferries, but the rollout is not due until 2026.
Farm sales have fallen sharply as higher costs, volatile weather and policy pressure weigh on rural confidence across New Zealand.
Tenants including EY and Fujitsu are moving into a seismically resilient six-storey building, lifting Wellington’s office supply by 10,049sqm.
Vacancies are at multi-year lows nationwide as booming logistics demand and tight land supply push industrial rents and values higher.
New fibre optic data from Wellington’s quake has given responders far more precise readings of shaking across city blocks and buildings.
Industrial rents are being pushed higher by record-low vacancy, as office and retail markets in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch tighten.
Bailey Gair's election signals a shift in New Zealand's civil construction sector, as sustainability and climate resilience rise up the agenda.
RUSH, the leading technology and design studio in New Zealand, appoints Tim Packer as Wellington General Manager for a new phase of growth.
Wellington’s climate strategy has put it among 280 cities worldwide shortlisted by WWF, with results due later in July.
Higher mortgage costs and tighter lending are set to keep house prices under pressure, with June marking a third straight monthly fall.
With 44,000 extra workers needed, New Zealand infrastructure firms are courting schoolgirls to fill trade and technical shortages.
A judge has called the site a fatal gas chamber after a worker died from hydrogen sulphide exposure, and the firm was fined and ordered to pay reparations.
Tighter, costlier credit is set to deepen New Zealand's housing downturn, with CoreLogic warning of more price falls and weaker sales.
Councils face tighter deadlines as new rules could bring taller housing to city centres and transit hubs, raising pressure on infrastructure.
The funding leaves Auckland’s housing shortage still acute, but will unlock build-ready land for up to 16,000 homes across five suburbs.
Vacancy rates are easing, but the shift to prime offices and hybrid work will keep reshaping property demand well beyond 2022.
Sharp falls never came, but tighter credit and rising mortgage rates now threaten to turn New Zealand's Covid-era property boom into a buyer's market.
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