Infrastructure

Fresh from her meeting with Local Government Minister Simeon Brown, Wellington City Mayor Tory Whanau says she is eager to work with central government and others to fix the local water woes.

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Upper Hutt's Mayor says it would be a mistake to think central government will be handing out blank cheques to fix the capital's water problems.

Wayne Guppy and his Wellington City counterpart, Tory… Audio

Wellington Water is asking Wellington City Council for $2.5 billion over the next ten years to achieve the best outcomes for water infrastructure in the city.

Chief executive Tonia Haskell says it's… Audio

An independent councillor wants to cut staff numbers at the council to help pay for Wellington's broken pipes.

Mayor Tory Whanau told Midday Report she's open to some council projects being put on… Audio

When Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast of the U.S. in 2012 New York city was particularly badly hit, suffering major flooding and 20 billion dollars in damage. Part of the Government's response was… Audio

More than 1400 new house consents have been granted in flood plains in Auckland since devastating flooding damaged thousands of homes a year ago.

The number has been released just days before the… Audio

Heritage advocates say they're seeing the most significant threat to Dunedin's old homes and other buildings in decades.

Meanwhile, momentum is growing in the business community to invest in the… Audio

A Wellington resident says she would rather have functioning pipes than a newly rebuilt town hall. Yesterday, a leaking water main in Houghton Bay ruptured sending a torrent of mud and trees into the… Audio