New Zealand (NZ) stories
Failures and cost overruns are unsettling builders, even as New Zealand's construction pipeline is forecast to reach NZD $41 billion by 2023.
Construction firms will be recognised in Auckland next month as Site Safe opens ticket sales for its annual safety awards night.
Mandatory training on sexual ethics and respect has helped reshape the force’s culture and beat 93 other entries for the supreme prize.
Road maintenance is up, but state highway investment is down sharply, heightening fears of a future infrastructure deficit as traffic grows.
New Zealand architects will hear how buildings can cope with heat, cold and rising climate risks when Kai-Uwe Bergmann visits in September.
Recognition for builders, consultants and safety teams has highlighted Auckland projects completed on time and within budget.
Durable materials and careful route planning are becoming central to 100-year tunnel designs as cities push more infrastructure underground.
Students will visit hazardous building sites and leaky-home repairs virtually, as the University of Auckland tests low-cost VR teaching tools.
Northland’s fast-moving network of chargers is helping EV drivers reach Cape Reinga, with 13 stations now in place across the region.
Designers and councils are being urged to tighten durability checks as New Zealand’s building code leaves whole-of-life sign-offs open to error.
The sponsorship aims to lift safety standards in New Zealand construction, where the sector accounts for a significant share of workplace deaths.
Consumer NZ says mandatory sunscreen standards and a sunbed ban are needed after a study confirmed New Zealand leads the world in skin cancer.
Spark New Zealand thrives amidst major Agile shift, posting a $35m revenue increase and robust operational gains.
Auckland faces a 50,000-home shortfall as Infrastructure New Zealand warns the urban growth plan must avoid political stand-off to work.
Trade exchange platform Bartercard has recently launched its app, designed to help Bartercard members utilise the network more efficiently.
A nationwide shortage of listings pushed New Zealand house prices up 6.2% in July, though Auckland remained virtually flat.
Industry says the planned agency could improve pipeline visibility and procurement certainty for New Zealand contractors and investors.
Auckland’s skyline could change as five architecture firms vie to design a Federal Street tower and hotel under tougher planning rules.
A crushed ankle has prompted WorkSafe to accept Woods Glass’s undertaking, after it found unsafe procedures and missing guarding on a cutter.
More than 600 delegates will hear ministers, mayors and industry leaders discuss funding, transport and planning at Auckland’s biggest infrastructure conference.
