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Inclusiveness in an AI driven city
Auckland and Wellington head the second highest band in a comprehensive AsiaPacific area report on the inclusiveness of 35 cities in the region. Continue →
Building a 15,000km cable from Australia to Chile
A request for proposals to construct the Humboldt Cable has been issued, which looks to connect with cable systems across Asia and to other countries and territories including New Zealand
Desarrollo País and H2 Cable are looking to begin construction of the estimated 15,000 km Humboldt Cable, the first to connect Latin America, the Asia Pacific and Oceania. Continue →
Safety-first culture in construction
Changes to our H&S landscape will see WorkSafe moving more to improving culture and education over prosecution. Continue →
Committed to a green future
Findings from an ABB survey across themes ranging from geopolitics and investment to innovation and collaboration indicate New Zealand could lead the electric green future. Continue →
Kicking the pesticide can down the road
The government is seeking to increase the use of pesticides which scientists claim are causing overwhelming negative effects on hundreds of species of microbes, fungi, plants, insects, fish, birds and mammals that they are not intended to harm. Continue →
Should rates be based solely on land value?
While the Government’s plan to put a cap on rate increases won’t address the infrastructure challenges councils are facing, a proposal put forward by the Green Party and an independent Wellington mayoral candidate has received unlikely support
Stats NZ reports that high increases to council rates is now having a noticeable affect on driving inflation. Continue →
How to be a better infrastructure client
Two new pieces of research from the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission | Te Waihanga highlight some failings in our approaches to infrastructure delivery and where we can improve
The papers, Delivering Better Value and Better Outcomes and Towards Better Contracts, suggest new ways that can bring us better value and better outcomes from what we build, the Commission says. Continue →
Push to restore regional rail amid airline demise
As regional airlines continue to struggle, there is a growing movement to revive intercity rail, starting with the extension of the Auckland-Hamilton Te Huia train service to link Tauranga with its fellow ‘golden triangle’ cities and connect half of New Zealand’s population by rail
In the most recent blow to New Zealand’s regional airline sector, Sounds Air is cutting routes and selling off planes in an effort to meet rising costs. Continue →
Waste-to-energy plant for Auckland’s rubbish moves closer
A proposed Kaipara-based $730 million waste to energy incinerator to burn Auckland’s rubbish and produce electricity could be operational by 2028
By Susan Botting, Local Democracy Reporter Northland
“We’re at an exciting point where all the parts are coming together,” Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson said of the plant – which will also incinerate Northland rubbish. Continue →
Contractors not to blame for Wellington Water dysfunction
Commitment to better management and leadership for Wellington’s water networks is welcome, but little will change without a less combative approach, cautions Civil Contractors New Zealand Chief Executive Alan Pollard
Reports released this week highlight systematic governance and operational failures, with a lack of direction, oversight, funding and checks and balances to keep the region’s water networks on track. Continue →
