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'Information void' over Hutt Valley hospital - Mayor
Key questions remain unanswered following an urgent meeting of the Hutt Valley District Health Board yesterday about its quake-prone Heretaunga Building.
The community wants to know how long services… Audio
Unclear how long services will stay at Hutt Hospital's earthquake risk Heretaunga Building
It's unclear how long services will continue to operate in Hutt Hospital's earthquake-prone Heretaunga Building.
An urgent Hutt Valley District Health Board meeting yesterday afternoon got heated as… Audio
Average cost of building three-bedroom home up about 21% in 12 months - QV
The average cost of building a three-bedroom home is nearly 21 percent higher than a year ago, according to Quotable Value.
No 'budget blowout' but pressure on Ashburton's civic centre build
Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown says there has been no budget blow out at the new library and civic centre.
Four buildings at Tauranga Hospital deemed earthquake-prone
The Bay of Plenty District Health Board is the latest organisation to be plagued with earthquake issues with Tauranga Hospital having four affected buildings.
New Plymouth mayor calls for change to road funding
The way roads are funded in New Zealand is broken and must change.
That's the view of New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdom, who says something must be done before the roading networks gets worse.
Jimmy… Audio
Suggestion private birthing centre could be used if Hutt Valley loses maternity ward
The Hutt Valley DHB's having an urgent meeting today about the future of Hutt Hospital's earthquake-prone Heretaunga Building.
It's a something of a last-ditch move before the DHB's decision making… Audio
Concerns as Kāinga Ora prepares for state housing build in Maraenui
Maraenui in Napier, one of the city's poorest suburbs, is in desperate need of new homes.
There is finally a big state house led development of 200 houses in the pipeline.
But as our Hawke's Bay… Audio
Unlikely budget blowout will stop stadium - Councillor
A Christchurch City councillor says it's unlikely the work to build Christchurch's new stadium will stop, despite a significant cost blowout.
The council has revealed costs could increase by up to… Audio
Planned Christchurch stadium faces yet another budget blowout
Christchurch has a big bill to contend with, if it still wants the multi-use stadium that's been in the works since the earthquakes 11 years ago.
The problem-plagued project has blown out another… Video, Audio
Delaying insulation standards problematic says Green Building Council
The government wants to delay the introduction of new insulation standards for homes by another six months, due to concerns raised by the construction sector.
The improved standards were meant to be… Audio
Remote-operated digger begins clearing cathedral debris
A remote-operated digger has started work on Christ Church Cathedral removing rubble from the historic building, which project managers are describing as a world first.
Nelson's Civic House labelled earthquake-prone
Nelson City Council has announced that two earthquake-prone building notices have been applied to its home at Civic House.
Seismic risk assessments exposing widespread shaky hospital issue
Hutt Hospital's Heretaunga block is just the latest of many medical facilities around the country deemed at risk of a seismic event.
Hastings business feel left behind after city centre upgrade
An upgrade to Hastings city centre has left some businesses feeling hard done by.
They say the other end of the city's main street is getting a makeover while their end of the road is becoming unsafe… Audio
McCallum Bros to appeal after Pakiri sand mining bid rejected
Auckland's biggest supplier of sand for concrete has decided to lodge an appeal after Auckland Council rejected a bid to take more sand from Pakiri Beach.
Major concrete supplier appeals Pakiri sand mining ban ruling
Auckland's biggest supplier of sand for concrete is appealing a decision to stop taking it from Pakiri Beach.
McCallum Bros has been sucking up sand from three different depths, but Auckland… Video, Audio
Cableway planned to transport workers, machines on Mt Messenger bypass build
Later this year, motorists travelling over Mt Messenger on State Highway 3 in Taranaki could get a fleeting glimpse of 20-tonne digger seemingly flying through mid-air.
Waka Kotahi is about to build… Audio
Suicide rate in construction sector 'appalling', minister says
Minister of Building and Construction Poto Williams is supporting calls for mental health initiatives to be written into government construction contracts.
Student engineer signed off dozens of projects while posing as structural expert
A student engineer posed as a structural expert for years, signing off on 30 earthquake assessments on buildings, even though she did not even have a degree.
