The old ways of planning, funding and delivering core services are no longer working and something has got to give. Stephen Selwood, chief executive, Infrastructure New Zealand.
The need for change is evident not only in Auckland, where infrastructure deficiencies have contributed to a housing crisis, but around New Zealand. Hospitals,...
By Peter Silcock, chief executive, Civil Contractors New Zealand
The national surge in infrastructure investment and election promises to invest more are good news for us all. However, most of the new investments and promises are focused on transport while our ageing three waters infrastructure is increasingly becoming the poor...
Stuart Crosby has called for discussions on upgrading the country’s water infrastructure to include the cost implications of any decisions. He outlined his argument at the 2017 LGNZ Conference in Auckland recently.
The cost of upgrading New Zealand’s current water infrastructure will be in the billions. So any goals on just how...
Seeing our cities in a whole new light: The bare bones for smart cities…The Good,the Bad and the Ugly: Great consultation documents…Eating away at our assets: the corrosively high cost of failing water infrastructure…Lest we forget: Wellington City Council marks 100 years since Gallipoli.
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