Infrastructure

Some Auckland homeowners are struggling to pay the mortgage on storm-damaged homes, as well as rent for the house they are living in, after being denied accommodation support.

Chief executive Peter Reidy says KiwiRail now has to work through its options after a massive cost blowout. Audio

The health agency is poised to introduce a new approach to handling earthquake risks at its 1200 hospital buildings.

Transport officials have been giving lawmakers plenty of advice about congestion charging, but will not reveal what that is.

The final contract to build a new Wellington sewage sludge treatment plant has been signed.

Hutt Hospital's main block has scored a rating that lifts it out of the earthquake-prone zone, clearing the way for more upgrades.

Almost $50 million of repairs to State Highway 1 between Auckland and Hamilton are mired in delays and question marks.

The coalition deal with ACT commits the government to investigate build and lease-back arrangements.

Auckland faces a backlog of 1400km of badly damaged roads, but the transport agency says it hopes to use the summer to repair many of the streets.

Queenstown Lakes District Council has lifted the boil water notice for remaining parts of the resort town following the cryptosporidium outbreak.

Auckland Council's Transport and Infrastructure Committee has decided not to support the current $56 billion plan for a secondary harbour crossing.

Queenstown's mayor believes the water regulator overstepped the mark during the resort town's cryptosporidium outbreak. Audio

Coalition negotiations and damage inflicted by extreme weather have forced a change in National's long-standing roading priorities for Northland.

The boss of Wellington Water is defending asking the public to think carefully about water usage, despite thousands of leaks being identified across the region. Audio

Tourist operators are concerned the Hokitika Gorge walkway may struggle with an influx of summer visitors following its bridge closure.