Infrastructure

An active slip has pushed back the reopening by a number of weeks. Video

For the first time this year, a busy road linking the Auckland suburbs of Westmere and Point Chevalier has partially reopened. Audio

A 60-year-old sewerage pipe that runs under State Highway Two would cause the motorway to slump if it collapses, Wellington Water has revealed.

The new fast-track approvals bill has been described as 'government by amateurs', with no checks and balances

Locals are opposing Hutt City Council's plan to demolish the quake-damaged Petone Wharf. Audio

Rotorua is wrestling with a costly dilemma: how to keep the pipes flowing after years of what one councillor describes as "chronic underspending".

Infrastructure New Zealand is pushing for new road user charges to be brought in quicker to help relieve pressure on strained transport funding.

Rangiora High School has a 1980s feel about it, following the refurbishment of its Rakahuri building, says principal Bruce Kearney.

The government's hit pause on strict new building regulations over earthquake strengthening, and even its usual opponents are happy with the move 

The incident involved an email referring to an investigation into a combined Three Waters entity for Otago and Southland.

A pipe that travels under a major Hutt Valley Highway and carries all Upper Hutt's sewage could fail, engineers say.

The city centre is undergoing a major transformation and while businesses can see the good in it, they are battling to stay in the game in the meantime. Audio

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says the role of ministers as decision-makers should be scrapped.

Clutha District Council says it is on target to temporarily fix a town's water supply before it is expected to run out.