A long-awaited overhaul of New Zealand’s most used building contract is intended to cut disputes and improve fairness across the sector.
With New Zealand facing a $210 billion infrastructure deficit, the lobby is urging wider use of private capital and reforms to local funding.
Rising costs, weather disruption and labour shortages are squeezing builders, with insolvencies already mounting across Australia.
Severe weather, Covid and inflation are worsening New Zealand’s infrastructure, emergency readiness and cost of living, with repairs set to take years.
The new schemes have already cut tonnes of CO2 in Auckland and are set to widen Toyota NZ's decarbonisation push beyond cars.
Wellington City Council faces a NZD $6 million repair bill after 17,000 LED streetlights proved unsafe in strong winds.
Mana whenua still lack influence over water services boards, despite revised reforms keeping shared decision-making in place across 10 regional entities.
Cyclone Gabrielle has deepened New Zealand's infrastructure shortfall, as officials say public funding alone cannot cover a NZD $210 billion gap.
Offshore wind could help bridge Australia’s huge clean-power gap, with grid demand set to double by 2050 under net zero plans.
Creditors will see proceeds from more than 350 pieces of late-model earthmoving kit sold in New Zealand's biggest insolvency auction of its kind.
Public consultation on the Waitematā Harbour crossing begins with options costing up to GBP £12.5 billion and facing carbon concerns.
Travellers will soon pass under one roof as the airport replaces its ageing 57-year-old domestic terminal in a NZD $3.9 billion rebuild.
Poor water management could worsen shortages unless New Zealand uses IoT sensors and data to track use and cut waste, Alison Mackie says.
Urban trees and gardens are shrinking as intensification raises heat, flooding and liveability risks for New Zealand’s cities.
Auckland ratepayers are facing renewed scrutiny of amalgamation as critics say bigger councils bring higher costs, weaker oversight and less local control.
Councils could face heavier compliance costs and less say over local water services if the current reform model goes ahead, LGNZ says.
Councils could lose influence over local planning as new regional committees shift decisions further from communities and raise funding concerns.
For coastal New Zealand, the lesson is that resilience will hinge on working with nature, not relying on engineering alone.
Experts warn rebuilding in flood-hit areas could lock communities into repeated damage, forcing a national rethink on who pays to move.
Struggling councils would likely face heavier rates or extra borrowing under National’s plan, as water upgrades remain badly underfunded.
