Local government plays a leading role in managing noise impacts in the community. So how are councils coping in the light of population increases, higher housing density, more construction, more traffic and the increasing use of portable speakers? Patricia Moore reports.
There was a time when we were mostly OK living with noise. It was...
Billions of dollars of local government infrastructure and assets are at risk from sea level rise, according to recent research by LGNZ and Tonkin + Taylor. The impacts will be most significant for water infrastructure and roads. Thousands of properties and businesses are also under threat. Patricia Moore talks with specialists from four...
How could local authorities improve how they prepare for, and respond to, the possibility of earthquakes in their regions? Patricia Moore investigates.
Graphic images from September’s earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia are yet another reminder of the fragility of the earth’s crust. Closer to home, the Kaikoura and Christchurch...
