Infrastructure
Morning Report Essentials for Monday 13th January
On today's episode, at least 16 people are dead and over 12,000 buildings have burnt down from the deadly fires burning Los Angeles, an advocate for abuse in care survivors is calling on the… Audio
Fast track for new water supply in Otago community
An Otago community's drinking water will be upgraded years earlier than expected to ensure it remains safe and becomes compliant.
Water bottlers face no summer restrictions - but residents told to cut back
While Napier and Hastings residents are being asked to conserve water, there's unlikely to be any disruption to water bottling operations.
'Disappointing': 13-hour internet outage leaves businesses fuming
A 13-hour outage forced many shops to close or switch to cash-only transactions for a day.
Call for immediate decommissioning of sewage plant on Banks Peninsula
A local rūnanga says the saga involving a site considered tapu has been "incredibly frustrating" for his whānau.
'Radio Silence' on Dunediun Hospital's future
Residents in the lower South Island are still in the dark about the future of the new Dunedin Hospital. Local leaders say they expected a decision would be made before Christmas, but instead they have… Audio
KiwiRail urging caution as West Coast tunnel reopens
The Tawhai Tunnel, near Reefton, was closed in June last year after structural damage to the tunnel lining was discovered.
Eight months' coal trucking to end as rail tunnel reopens
Coal trucks are about to stop rumbling over Buller roads, as the 134-year-old Tawhai Tunnel reopens.
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 7th January
On today's episode, Dame Tariana Turia is laid to rest in Whanganui, Sir Bill English reflects on her legacy and Justin Trudeau resigns after nine years in his country's top office. Plus, the legal… Audio
Wellington's abandoned Reading Cinema sold
Tory Whanau is welcoming the sale of the city's earthquake-prone Reading Cinema after a proposed $32m deal fell through last year.
Infratil revises forecast energy demand for data centres in wake of high demand
The infrastructure investor is more than doubling its forecast as demand grows beyond expectations.
Christchurch community pool rebuild greenlit
A new community pool is to be built in the Christchurch suburb of St Albans, 18 years after the previous one was demolished.
Tauranga’s new rainbow crossing installed after six-year campaign
The installation of a rainbow crossing in Tauranga is bittersweet, the pride advocate who made it happen says.
Wellington water treatment plant shut due to problems
A treatment plant supplying drinking water for about one-fifth of the Wellington region has been switched off following the discovery of a technical issue.
Wellington's one-year water transformation
Last year at one point there was a 70 percent chance of the region being plunged into level three restrictions, this year there is just a 1 percent chance.
Transmission Gully partnership breakdown won't hurt future ones, minister says
The roads partnership unravelled under a confidential settlement this week, meaning NZTA will now finish off what it had said was incomplete work.
The roundabout exit to nowhere
What was going to go there and why didn't it? Local Democracy reporter Linda Hall takes a look.
Wastewater stench much improved with deodoriser turned off - resident
"Put it this way, you can't taste it anymore," one resident says. Audio
'Great day for the north': Biggest repair job in region's history ends
The two-and-a-half year closure of part of SH1 cut people off from family members, shops and health services.
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 19 December 2024
In today's episode, the search continues for survivors two days after the devastating 7.3 earthquake in Vanuatu, residents of the small Far North town of Mangamuka are over the moon as State Highway 1… Audio
