Communities face rising flood and erosion risks as experts gather in Wellington to map practical adaptation plans for New Zealand.
Auckland’s flooding highlights the growing risk of cascading climate disasters, with severe rainstorms expected to intensify across Aotearoa.
Businesses must shift to contactless operations, remote work and tighter checks as Delta-driven Alert Level 3 curbs customer access.
Passengers will get a new rail operator next January after Auckland Transport awarded an eight-year, NZD $130 million-a-year deal to Auckland One Rail.
Drivers will avoid a second toll on Auckland’s new northern motorway, but taxpayers may now cover more of the $877.5m bill.
Businesses will have seven days after lockdown eases to enforce QR check-ins and manual sign-ins at busy venues, experts say.
Digital delivery and new construction tech are speeding up projects, with the supreme award-winning water scheme completed in a year.
Only essential building work may continue, with contractors required to follow strict COVID-19 controls or defer jobs until restrictions ease.
New Zealand has already warmed 1.1°C, with the IPCC warning of more coastal flooding, fires and heavier rainfall ahead.
Food makers could cut energy use and recycling headaches with a one-step natural coating made from wood waste or shrimp shells.
Recruitment bottlenecks and border rules are threatening delivery of New Zealand's NZ$10.1 billion infrastructure pipeline.
Projects that kept ferries running, roads safer and power supply secure were among the winners at Civil Contractors New Zealand’s awards in Wellington.
New Zealand faces a $20 billion infrastructure deficit, with industry groups urging a long-term pipeline and more maintenance.
High costs and storage hurdles threaten New Zealand's plans to use green hydrogen to cut emissions and build an export industry.
A review of 118 studies says early border controls, testing and tracing can help stop COVID-19 and future pandemics spreading fast.
Warnings that Australia’s builders are at breaking point have prompted calls for urgent reform to deliver the USD $110 billion pipeline.
New recycling methods could cut EV battery costs by 60% and ease reliance on cobalt, nickel and China, researchers say.
Public scrutiny begins on a replacement regime for the RMA, with the first draft aiming to speed planning and ease housing constraints.
The $30m project is expected to supply 3,000 homes and improve summer power reliability in the Far North once completed.
Passengers and cargo could move far more cheaply if FAA approval comes through for a 40-seat battery-powered eVTOL planned for 2023.
