Water Reform- the New Zealand way
Hon Nanaia Mahuta, Minister for Local Government Last month three waters-related reports caught my eye. One was the Ministry of Health’s latest Annual Report on...
Tag : water infrastructure
Building now with an eye for the future
By Philip McFarlane, market leader – Water and Waste Water, WSP. Like most infrastructure, water systems are taken for granted by users, many of whom...
Smart solutions – Coastal management
Billions of dollars of local government infrastructure and assets are at risk from sea level rise, according to recent research by LGNZ and Tonkin +...
Infrastructure system at a turning point
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...
It’s time to decide how infrastructure is funded
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...
Water wish-lists come with dollars attached
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...
NZ Local Government Magazine [April 2015]
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...