Kiwi software enhances Pūhoi to Warkworth project
New Zealand software innovator CS-VUE has enhanced an environmental compliance management system for one of the country’s largest infrastructure projects. Continue →
Browsing: Construction
Christchurch – city of choice?
Christchurch has a golden opportunity to become New Zealand’s number one city of choice as the rebuild takes effect, outgoing Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Peter Townsend claims. Continue →
Emergency preparation only for the privileged?
Storing food and other supplies in case of a disaster is out of the question for people who cannot afford the basics for everyday living – a key issue that needs to be addressed by emergency preparedness agencies, according to new research from Massey University. Continue →
Shipping containers come ashore in Southland
The largest provider of shipping containers in Australasia has opened an office in Invercargill to meet growing demand for container building solutions and portable storage in Southland. Continue →
Trenchless technology minimises disruption
The old expression “out of sight, out of mind” that applied for many years to municipal sewer systems no longer holds true. Continue →
Kiwi innovations take centre stage
World-changing Kiwi innovations finalists have been named for the annual New Zealand Innovation Awards. Continue →
New fuel pipeline unlikely to provide solution
The rupturing of the Marsden to Wiri oil pipeline has identified issues in resilience planning which should be resolvable without building another pipeline, says Stephen Selwood, Chief Executive of Infrastructure New Zealand. Continue →
First freight train rolls through Kaikoura
The first freight train to travel on the Picton-Christchurch rail line since the Kaikoura earthquake was welcomed into Kaikoura on Friday by the community and special guests. Continue →
Local winners in infrastructure awards
Several New Zealand projects were among the winners at the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia’s (IPWEA) inaugural awards. Continue →
No such thing as a bridge too far
Work to replace Queenstown’s iconic Kawarau Falls Bridge with a two-lane bridge saw developers overcome the elements with the help of shipping containers. Continue →
Infrastructure a key election issue, survey finds
Parties from across the political spectrum are committing to increased infrastructure spending, according to the 2017 Deloitte BusinessNZ Election Survey. Continue →
Infrastructure Commission needs all-party consensus
The National Party’s announcement that, if elected, it will set up an independent National Infrastructure Commission should have cross-party support, Infrastructure New Zealand believes. Continue →
Concrete pours reflect healthy construction sector
Construction is continuing to boom across the country if ready-mix concrete statistics are anything to go by. Continue →
More money needed to address Auckland’s growth
A joint report by the government and Auckland Council has identified a $5.9 billion shortfall in the transport funding Auckland needs for the next decade. Continue →
Specialised infrastructure procurement agency needed
The infrastructure industry broadly agrees that consolidating public procurement expertise in an arm’s-length specialist agency is critical to meeting New Zealand’s investment programme, an industry expert insists. Continue →
Industry-leading corrosion training courses available
New Zealand is the place to be for the latest corrosion seminars and training courses over the next few months. Continue →
Waterview Connection takes top construction award
Auckland’s Waterview Connection project took out the major prize at the Civil Contractors New Zealand’s (CCNZ) National Awards. Continue →
“And the civil construction Oscar goes to……”
The Mackays to Pekapeka Expressway, Waterview Tunnel and Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild are among dozens of civil contracting projects up for the industry’s equivalent of the academy awards in Dunedin next week. Continue →
Government funding welcome but much more needed
The government’s $1 billion financing of much-needed growth infrastructure is very welcome, but better planning, funding and delivery systems are required to meet the challenge says Infrastructure New Zealand Chief Executive Stephen Selwood. Continue →
Getting on with the job of getting more homes built
Property Council New Zealand has welcomed the government’s decisions on where the $1 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund will be spent. Continue →