Infrastructure
New Ashburton bridge tops Canterbury priority list
Plan sees doubling of investment in transport system over next decade.
OFI factory up and running in Tokoroa
LPG stopgap after covid delays plans for biomass boiler.
Trees took toll on powerlines in cyclone: report
‘Out of zone’ trees falling onto lines were the single largest cause of outages.
Blaming the wrong flock for Queenstown
Alan Emerson is irritated by reporting that tries to pin the tourist town’s crypto outbreak on sheep.
Election 2023: Improving rural infrastructure
Farmers Weekly asks New Zealand’s six biggest parties to spell out their policies for the primary sector.
‘Science facility for the ages’ opens at Lincoln Uni
Waimarie features state-of-the-art teaching, research and collaboration spaces in a park-like environment.
Napier rail link back on track
Vital corridor reopens seven months after being knocked out by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Transport plans will hit funding crunch, Treasury says
Investment pipeline is larger than agencies and the market have capacity to deliver, Treasury says.
Cost be dammed, controversial Waimea water project nears completion
Aim is to have largest dam built in NZ in more than two decades commissioned by December.
Biofuel plant a slash option for Gisborne
But regional challenge will require multi-pronged approach, mayor cautions.
Highway repairs get $567m boost
Greater resilience in face of climate change is the goal.
Narrowing chances of road to deep north
At this rate, Northland will be lucky to see a new motorway built this century, Allan Barber says.
Disjointed scramble for comms post-Gabrielle
Review of telecoms response calls for cell tech to be prioritised in future events.
ECan to go it alone on flood plans
Plea for protection systems fall on deaf govt ears, says chair.
The ins and opt-outs of new water schemes
Water reform will directly affect farmers who tap into mixed-use, council-owned schemes.
Govt working on targeted support for farmers, O’Connor says
Aim is to ‘get growers and farmers back at operational levels’.
Tears and relief as re-opened SH 2 is blessed
May 13 marked the first time since February that Wairoa could connect with Putorino – exactly three months since the communities had been cut off.
Three Waters gets new shape, new name
No apparent material changes to two areas of sharp political opposition to the policy.
PM signals rebranding of controversial Three Waters reforms
In future, the policies formerly known as Three Waters will be referred to as “water infrastructure”.
Consent ruling sought as Gabrielle clean-up continues
Exemption from resource consent process would help speed cyclone recovery, says Feds.
Cut-off community digs in for vital road project
Slip and bridge loss left farmers, community and iwi in the Tokomaru Bay region isolated to the north and the south
There’s a lot to do and we need to do it right
Regions are doing a lot better than their big-city counterparts in the wake of Gabrielle, says Alan Emerson.
Tough infrastructure calls for rural NZ as it rebuilds
NZ must find better ways to pay for future projects, as the sector is struggling to attract and retain the skills needed to deliver projects.
Gabrielle insurance claims start rolling in
FMG advises clients on lodging claims for flood damage.
Logging debris from floods only adds to pile of woe
This problem of slash entering waterways and destroying other people’s properties needs to be addressed now.
Offshore wind farm could power up to 500k homes
The project's plans include a large wind farm off the South Taranaki coast.
Country roads not taking us home
Rural local roads are already the poor relative to their state highway links.
‘Difficult conversations’ coming on flood funds
The report was a starting point for discussions on how these communities will mitigate flood risk