Infrastructure

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.

Work on a sewer line in Parnell that collapsed and opened a massive sinkhole will not begin until early next year and could take several months. Audio

The chief executive of vegetable supplier Leaderbrand wants a long-term fix to State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Napier.

The $16 billion pumped hydro scheme had been championed by the former Labour government.

A second river crossing for Whakatāne has made it onto a list of potential future growth projects for the region.

Auckland's mayor says his plan to lease council assets to pay for the rising costs of running the city is not asset stripping.