Infrastructure Archives

Govt must guarantee debt or users will pay the price, says Watercare

The chief executive of NZ’s biggest water provider says Aucklanders’ charges will triple – unless the new Govt agrees to its bailout plan

Customer attitudes towards freight rail have shifted sharply in the last few years, but the upgrade of the rail network has been slow

The media is being used to encourage politicians to accept as inevitable the idea of a waterfront stadium in Auckland, if not a specific plan

Newsroom has obtained Internal Affairs’ painstakingly modelled 300-page infrastructure spending plan – but Whangārei’s mayor did his own costings.

Auditor-General and local government concerned about planning challenge of Three Waters repeal

Repealing water reforms will be politically popular, but a challenge for councils confronting a yawning infrastructure deficit

Global credit rating agency warns of ‘an uncomfortable truth’ – that NZers will pay more for their Three Waters

As incoming government draws up next blueprint for urban water management reform, there needs to be more transparency

Commerce Commission should investigate lack of competition driving up electricity prices – chair

Ecological significance trumps clean energy in decision over large-scale solar

The approach born from the 2011 floods could help disaster-affected communities here

Christchurch City Council makes a belated plea for help to pay for Te Kaha