Opotiki’s innovative sewer rehabilitation project – A right-sized solution
Parts of the Opotiki township have faced repeated flooding and sewer overflows for years. Opotiki District Council set up a specialist project governance group and...
Category : Infrastructure
Infrastructure: the state of play – One man’s view
Lawyer Adam Feeley is well known for his staunch views and career spanning the Serious Fraud Office, Queenstown Lakes District Council and, now, independent advisory...
National infrastructure review looks at a cross-Tasman market model
The National Infrastructure Unit within Treasury is conducting a wide-ranging review into the country’s infrastructure institutional settings. Jon Grayson outlined ideas at the recent IPWEA...
Infrastructure New Zealand report suggests changes for local authorities
A new report calls for incentives and flexibility to resolve problems with infrastructure and urban development in this country. Importantly, it puts forward a number...
The cost of growth
Morrison Low recently completed a study on the cost of growth at a number of local authorities. Consultant Stuart Cross (pictured) summarises some of the...
Let councils write their own menus: Why Wellington would benefit
The call for change at Infrastructure New Zealand’s recent Building Nations Symposium in Wellington was loud and clear. Poll after poll showed a hearty appetite for...
Moving mountains… Wanted: A major rethink on disaster risk management
The call for change at Infrastructure New Zealand’s recent Building Nations Symposium in Wellington was loud and clear. Poll after poll showed a hearty appetite...
Shaken and stirred: Infrastructure challenges provoke thirst for a cocktail of changes
Nowhere, in recent times, has it been more clear that something – okay lots of things – has got to give if local authorities are...
Innovations in green infrastructure
Cities around the world are using green infrastructure to combat rising temperatures, improve air quality, protect buildings, improve energy efficiency, help prevent flooding and reduce...
Can councils help breathe new life into zombie towns?
Ross Waugh suggests different ways to combat the seemingly inevitable demise of many parts of small-town New Zealand and halt the march of the zombie...