As a suburban Christchurch lad, getting to experience working life in Vancouver was something of a culture shock. Canada, while remarkably like New Zealand, is...
Billions of dollars of local government infrastructure and assets are at risk from sea level rise, according to recent research by LGNZ and Tonkin +...
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...
By Peter Silcock, chief executive, Civil Contractors New Zealand. Over the past few months I have travelled around the country attending the various CCNZ branch...
How well are councils adapting to the longer timeframes and deeper analysis now required under 30-year infrastructure planning regimes? Ruth Le Pla takes a look...
Opus International Consultants partner Philip McFarlane reports that for every $1 invested in resilience projects, it’s possible to get returns of between $5 and $10....
MWH Global specialists warn of challenging times ahead as declining and aging populations in many regions combine with increasing debt and a looming asset renewal...
Shaping future water and roads services Local authorities need to manage the challenges of delivering future water and roads services, says the OAG’s Bruce Robertson....
Vicki Deighton, CEO of Canadian asset management software company Deighton Associates, visited New Zealand recently and cites our public infrastructure asset managers − especially in roading −...