Auckland stories
Stephen Madden, who is the Technical Alliance Manager for Australia and New Zealand at Wasabi Technologies, joins us today to tell us more about Wasabi.
Mark Reddy, who is the Head of Growth and Spend Management at Portt, joins us today to talk more about Portt and what trends Portt is seeing in the APAC region.
The review warns future transport schemes face similar cost overruns and delivery strain unless business cases, procurement and oversight improve.
Only 7 percent of respondents trust the country's infrastructure to withstand extreme weather, as spending and project certainty falter.
Vacancies fell and rents rose in key centres as demand for quality office, retail and industrial space stayed firm across New Zealand.
The sector’s productivity push is set to gain momentum as a new hub offers construction firms tools and support to scale up.
Five workers were burned in a Central Auckland explosion after a lighter was sparked in a gas-filled shipping container, WorkSafe says.
The new Hamilton facility could cut cargo costs by up to 30% and shift Upper North Island freight off roads and onto rail.
Developers face 16 new minimum tests under a consultation that could reshape New Zealand green building certification from mid-2024.
Passenger rail could cut emissions and widen access, but chronic underinvestment and patchy national coordination still hold New Zealand back.
Auckland businesses face repeated disruptions as the transport agency’s lower wind thresholds keep forcing Harbour Bridge closures and delays.
Construction firms have until 26 June to share views on workforce, technology and sector issues in a survey cited by MBIE.
With weather damage, economic uncertainty and an election looming, Civil Contractors New Zealand wants construction professionals to weigh in before 26 June.
Regional housing markets are regaining confidence as eased lending rules and steadier rates lifted May sales in seven areas, REINZ said.
Property investors may see yields stabilise soon, as the Reserve Bank of New Zealand signals its Official Cash Rate has peaked and cuts loom.
Construction firms are under mounting strain as price rises, supply shortages and softer demand push insolvencies higher across New Zealand.
Auckland Transport risks paralysis if it keeps seeking public input on tiny road changes already covered by approved plans.
The plan could cut central-city housing capacity, even as stronger transit-zone density and funding reforms win praise from some analysts.
Infrastructure New Zealand wants parties to back simpler funding, congestion charging and stronger oversight to tackle the country's infrastructure deficit.
Critics say the spending will still leave New Zealand’s infrastructure deficit and weather damage unaddressed without a clear pipeline of work.
