https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/central-interceptor-wins-top-nz-construction-award InfrastructureNews New Zealand en 2026-08-17T14:25:00+12:00 Central Interceptor wins top NZ construction award New Zealand (NZ), Downer, Asset Management, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Civil Engineering, BIM, Civil Contractors New Zealand (CCNZ), Water infrastructure, Auckland Council, Fulton Hogan, Climate resilience, Auckland, Wellington, KiwiRail, Waste Water 2026-08-17T14:25:39+12:00 https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/red-warnings-issued-to-hundreds-of-recycling-rule-breakers InfrastructureNews New Zealand en 2026-08-17T13:19:00+12:00 Red warnings issued to hundreds of recycling rule breakers New Zealand (NZ), Sustainability, Local Government, e-waste & Recycling, Waste Management, Greenhouse gas emissions, Environment, NZ On Air, Circular economy, Southland, RNZ, Climate change 2026-08-17T13:30:06+12:00 https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/cost-blowout-for-new-waikato-football-turf-revealed-to-be-500k InfrastructureNews New Zealand en 2026-08-17T13:12:00+12:00 Cost blowout for new Waikato football turf revealed to be $500k New Zealand (NZ), Local Government, Project Management, Flooding, NZ On Air, RNZ, Waikato, Tauranga, Football, Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton, Lighting 2026-08-17T13:15:04+12:00 https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/council-manager-s-honest-admission-we-don-t-know-where-all-our-pipes-are InfrastructureNews New Zealand en 2026-08-17T13:10:00+12:00 Council manager's honest admission: We don't know where all our pipes are New Zealand (NZ), Risk & Compliance, IT Infrastructure, Asset Management, Water Services Authority, Public infrastructure, Urban Planning, Infrastructure, NZ On Air, Southland, RNZ, Water infrastructure, Waste Water, Three Waters, Drinking Water 2026-08-17T13:15:05+12:00 https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/we-have-to-push-back-mackenzie-residents-meet-over-solar-expansion InfrastructureNews New Zealand en 2026-08-17T13:06:00+12:00 'We have to push back': Mackenzie residents meet over solar expansion New Zealand (NZ), Local Government, Clean technologies, Biodiversity, Department of Conservation, Solar power, Resource Management Act (RMA), NZ On Air, Resource management, Southland, RNZ, Renewable energy, Queenstown 2026-08-17T13:15:05+12:00 https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/nelson-mayor-reassures-open-mind-on-civic-centre-options InfrastructureNews New Zealand en 2026-08-14T13:10:00+12:00 Nelson mayor reassures 'open mind' on civic centre options New Zealand (NZ), Local Government, Infrastructure Investment, Flexible work, Urban Planning, NZ On Air, RNZ 2026-08-16T17:45:06+12:00 https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/details-of-bids-to-help-struggling-fiordland-airport-kept-under-wraps InfrastructureNews New Zealand en 2026-08-14T13:08:00+12:00 Details of bids to help struggling Fiordland airport kept under wraps New Zealand (NZ), Taxation (Tax), Local Government, Air New Zealand, Public Sector, Infrastructure Investment, NZ On Air, Southland, RNZ, Tourism 2026-08-16T17:45:06+12:00 https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/solar-on-schools-in-line-with-kaikoura-s-dark-sky-status-principal InfrastructureNews New Zealand en 2026-08-14T13:07:00+12:00 Solar on schools in line with Kaikōura's dark sky status - principal New Zealand (NZ), Sustainability, Energy efficient, Local Government, New Zealand Government, Clean technologies, Infrastructure Investment, Carbon footprint, Solar power, NZ On Air, RNZ, High School, Renewable energy, Radio New Zealand, Climate change, Eco-friendly 2026-08-16T17:45:06+12:00 https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/improved-water-meter-data-helps-masterton-plug-leaks InfrastructureNews New Zealand en 2026-08-14T12:00:00+12:00 Improved water meter data helps Masterton plug leaks New Zealand (NZ), Sustainability, Local Government, Data Analytics, Asset Management, Digital Infrastructure, Customer service, Environment, Urban Planning, NZ On Air, Resource management, RNZ, Water infrastructure, Network monitoring, Radio New Zealand, Climate change, Drinking Water 2026-08-16T17:45:06+12:00 https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/highway-robbery-south-island-leaders-demand-fairer-transport-funding InfrastructureNews New Zealand en 2026-08-14T11:48:00+12:00 'Highway robbery': South Island leaders demand fairer transport funding New Zealand (NZ), Local Government, New Zealand Transport Agency, IT Infrastructure, Bridges, Infrastructure, Public Transport, NZ On Air, Southland, RNZ, Railway, Transport, Government Investment, Climate resilience, Tourism, Auckland, Roads, Christchurch 2026-08-16T17:45:06+12:00 https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/westgate-station-opens-as-auckland-s-busway-begins InfrastructureNews New Zealand en 2026-08-14T10:00:00+12:00 Westgate station opens as Auckland's busway begins New Zealand (NZ), New Zealand Transport Agency, Auckland Transport, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), Customer Experience (CX), Government funding, Customer service, Public Transport, Auckland, Climate change 2026-08-14T10:00:05+12:00 https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/cambridge-expressway-resurfacing-nears-75-complete InfrastructureNews New Zealand en 2026-08-14T08:15:00+12:00 Cambridge expressway resurfacing nears 75% complete New Zealand (NZ), Project Management, New Zealand Transport Agency, Civil Engineering, Construction, Fieldays, Urban Planning, Road Safety, Resilience, Waikato, Fulton Hogan, Climate resilience, Hamilton, Infrastructure maintenance, OEM 2026-08-14T08:15:05+12:00 https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/contact-cdc-explore-250-mw-stratford-data-centre InfrastructureNews New Zealand en 2026-08-13T15:53:00+12:00 Contact & CDC explore 250 MW Stratford data centre New Zealand (NZ), Sustainability, IT Department, Data Centre Cooling, Data centers (DC), Cloud, Clean technologies, AI Infrastructure, Biodiversity, Infrastructure Investment, Digital Infrastructure, Solar power, Decarbonisation, Taranaki, Contact Energy, Renewable energy, PPA, Auckland, Electricity demand, Net Zero, Wind power 2026-08-14T10:45:04+12:00 https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/contact-energy-s-net-profit-climbs-to-423-million-up-62-percent-on-last-year InfrastructureNews New Zealand en 2026-08-13T15:05:00+12:00 Contact Energy's net profit climbs to $423 million, up 62 percent on last year New Zealand (NZ), Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Financial results, Data centers (DC), IT Infrastructure, Infrastructure Investment, Digital Infrastructure, Solar power, NZX, Infratil, Decarbonisation, Taranaki, Contact Energy, Renewable energy, Climate change, Electricity demand, Wind power 2026-08-13T15:15:05+12:00 https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/canterbury-town-may-finally-get-a-bus-service InfrastructureNews New Zealand en 2026-08-13T14:25:00+12:00 Canterbury town may finally get a bus service New Zealand (NZ), Local Government, New Zealand Transport Agency, Urban Planning, Public Transport, NZ On Air, RNZ, Christchurch 2026-08-16T17:45:07+12:00 https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/mayors-slam-pointless-costly-reviews-that-ll-be-voided-by-council-mergers InfrastructureNews New Zealand en 2026-08-13T14:22:00+12:00 Mayors slam 'pointless', costly reviews that'll be voided by council mergers New Zealand (NZ), Local Government, Public Sector, NZ On Air, RNZ 2026-08-16T17:45:07+12:00 https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/nrc-explores-how-ai-could-boost-council-services-and-decision-making InfrastructureNews New Zealand en 2026-08-13T14:19:00+12:00 NRC explores how AI could boost council services and decision-making New Zealand (NZ), Productivity, Local Government, Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, Risk & Compliance, Data Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, Digital Skills, Public Sector, Knowledge Management, AI Adoption, Customer service, Data governance, Public Transport, Biosecurity, NZ On Air, Resource management, Data Security, RNZ, eGovernment, Workforce development, Risk assessment, Te Tai Tokerau, AI Strategy, Data Protection, Information Management, Change Management, Northland 2026-08-16T17:45:07+12:00 https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/emotional-scenes-as-tararua-council-votes-to-expand-for-population-growth InfrastructureNews New Zealand en 2026-08-13T14:15:00+12:00 Emotional scenes as Tararua council votes to expand for population growth New Zealand (NZ), Local Government, Developers (Devs), BERL, Infrastructure Investment, Resource Management Act (RMA), Urban Planning, NZ On Air, Resource management, RNZ, Urbanization, Residential Property 2026-08-16T17:45:07+12:00 https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/north-canterbury-schools-set-to-light-up-on-solar-power InfrastructureNews New Zealand en 2026-08-13T14:15:00+12:00 North Canterbury schools set to light up on solar power New Zealand (NZ), Energy efficient, New Zealand Government, Clean technologies, Public infrastructure, Carbon emissions, Infrastructure Investment, Government funding, Solar power, NZ On Air, Decarbonisation, RNZ, Rural schools, High School, Renewable energy, Climate change, Ministry of Education 2026-08-16T17:45:07+12:00 https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/ohakune-residents-still-boiling-drinking-water-as-town-enters-recovery-mode InfrastructureNews New Zealand en 2026-08-13T14:07:00+12:00 Ohakune residents still boiling drinking water as town enters 'recovery mode' New Zealand (NZ), Local Government, NZ On Air, RNZ, Water infrastructure, Civil Defence, Radio New Zealand, Drinking Water 2026-08-16T17:45:07+12:00 https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/rotorua-seeks-four-week-extension-after-head-start-proposal-falls-apart InfrastructureNews New Zealand en 2026-08-13T13:47:00+12:00 Rotorua seeks four-week extension after Head Start proposal falls apart Local Government, NZ On Air, RNZ, Rotorua Lakes Council, Tauranga 2026-08-16T17:45:07+12:00 https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/what-is-it-like-inside-new-zealand-s-biggest-school InfrastructureNews New Zealand en 2026-08-13T11:11:00+12:00 What is it like inside New Zealand's biggest school? New Zealand (NZ), Education, Learning & Training, Secondary School, Theatre, NCEA, High School, Rugby, Physiotherapy, Auckland, Commonwealth Games, Sports 2026-08-13T11:15:05+12:00 https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/empty-police-station-should-become-inner-city-high-school-advocate-says InfrastructureNews New Zealand en 2026-08-13T11:00:00+12:00 Empty police station should become inner-city high school, advocate says New Zealand (NZ), Real estate, London, Secondary School, Urban Planning, Road Safety, Bayleys, Paris, Auckland Council, High School, Auckland, Ministry of Education 2026-08-13T11:00:05+12:00 https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/tauranga-city-council-submits-head-start-reform-proposal-despite-western-bay-rejection InfrastructureNews New Zealand en 2026-08-12T16:37:00+12:00 Tauranga City Council submits Head Start reform proposal despite Western Bay rejection New Zealand (NZ), Local Government, New Zealand Government, NZ On Air, RNZ, Rotorua Lakes Council, Whakatane District Council, Tauranga City Council 2026-08-16T17:45:07+12:00 https://infrastructurenews.co.nz/story/popular-nelson-track-to-be-fixed-but-it-s-not-expected-to-last InfrastructureNews New Zealand en 2026-08-12T16:35:00+12:00 Popular Nelson track to be fixed, but it's not expected to last New Zealand (NZ), Local Government, Risk & Compliance, Flooding, Public infrastructure, Urban Planning, NZ On Air, RNZ, Water infrastructure, Radio New Zealand, Climate change, Three Waters 2026-08-16T17:45:07+12:00