Infrastructure
State-of-the-art accessible bathroom opens in Dunedin
Dunedin City Council has opened a new state-of-the-art fully accessible Changing Places restroom - the first such facility in the South Island.
Construction work on...
Bridge to Nowhere gets a ‘facelift’
Department of Conservation (DOC) contractors have given the 90-year-old heritage icon 'Bridge to Nowhere' a facelift.
Visitors to the remote bridge near the Whanganui River...
Marlborough council to consult on ferry redevelopment financing
Marlborough District Councillors have voted to move forward to public consultation on whether the Council should finance Port Marlborough’s share of the Waitohi Ferry...
Transporting NZ calls for urgent Gisborne road repairs
Transporting New Zealand is calling for Gisborne District Council to urgently repair Tiniroto Road between Gisborne and Wairoa, warning its deteriorating condition is creating...
New cultural harbour gateway shines in Tauranga
As the sun rose over Tauranga Harbour this morning, a new waharoa in Masonic Park was blessed by mana whenua, establishing a cultural gateway...
New bridge build to begin for Tongariro River Trail
The Department of Conservation (DOC) has confirmed the construction of a new suspension bridge on the Tongariro River Trail will get underway on Monday 20...
Queenstown film production village gets fast-track approval
The Government has granted fast-track approval for a screen hub, full-service film and television production village in Queenstown.
Waterfall Park Developments Limited lodged a substantive...
$10.6m expansion of Nelson Hospital ED wheeled out
A $10.6 million major expansion of Nelson Hospital’s emergency department has been completed, boosting capacity and care for patients across the region.
Health Minister, Simeon...
Speed limit reduction for Hāwera north highway stretch
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is reducing the speed limit on a section of State Highway 3 in Hāwera north from 100km/h to...
$4.2m refresh approved for New Brighton mall
The Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood Community Board approved a plan to upgrade New Brighton mall, which will see Christchurch City Council roll out a variety of...
Timaru Metro service to go fully electric
Timaru’s MyWay by Metro service will soon be 100% electric following the introduction of 10 new electric vehicles.
Canterbury Regional Council Public Transport Core Service...
Hawke’s Bay councils progress regional water body
Plans to establish a new regional water services organisation for Hawke’s Bay have taken a further step forward, with Hastings District Council, Napier City...
Government signs nation’s first city deal with Auckland
Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon and Auckland Mayor, Wayne Brown, have signed a landmark Auckland City Deal, marking the Government's first formal city partnership.
Prime Minister...
Ageing culvert to be replaced north of Hamurana
Works to replace an ageing culvert on State Highway 36 between Tauranga and Rotorua will begin this month, Transport Minister, Chris Bishop has confirmed.
State...
Energy assets sale good news for NZ petroleum sector
Resources Minister, Shane Jones, has hailed the sale of Matahio Energy’s New Zealand assets to independent oil and gas explorer and producer, Sunda Energy, as...
