A healthy approach - Don Lyon
Budgets are tight, but there are good opportunities for asset optimisation, says Beca managing director Don Lyon.
Budgets are tight, but there are good opportunities for asset optimisation, says Beca managing director Don Lyon.
We talk to two key players driving action in the quake-damaged city
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund says it is willing to go where others fear to tread with regional irrigation schemes.
Large-scale projects at home and overseas keep the infrastructure division busy, writes Anne Gibson.
Congestion charging and public transport investment are two sides of the same coin, writes Paul Callow.
The legacy of divided councils is behind Auckland and it's time to move ahead, says transport expert.
The rebuild of Christchurch's CBD is an issue dogging the city, as builders and sub-trades work mainly in suburban areas and on houses.
Questions remain over the network's ability to attract consumers, writes Bill Bennett.
More skilled graduate specialists are needed to cope with infrastructure projects.
I enjoy the role here, I feel very privileged to have the position. It can be frustrating, but it is also rewarding when you start seeing physical signs of progress being made.
Patrick Strange's tenure at Transpower has seen overdue investment in infrastructure.
Cutting across traditional discipline and reporting lines can make a huge difference to big city projects.
The Waterview Connection is crucial to the city's future, reports Anne Gibson.
The horrendous cost of repairing a leaky Auckland school is changing the traditional Government view that the cheapest tender is the best tender.
The Government fired another shot in its battle to control rising house prices yesterday, announcing law changes it says will curb charges levied by local authorities on developers for providing infrastructure such as roads and sewerage to new subdivision
Auckland Transport consultants are divided over whether heritage buildings more than 140 years old will survive excavations for the city's railway.
Port bosses express confidence mayoral investigation will vindicate their blueprint for further development.
The Government has set a deadline of 20 years for assessing 193,000 buildings for earthquake risk and strengthening them.
Eighteen people are expected to lose their jobs after a 53-year-old flooring company owed $250,000 by failed construction firm Mainzeal went into liquidation today.
The historic Shed 10 on Auckland's waterfront will be openedn today after a 10-month, $12.5 million refurbishment and restoration.
A major construction company involved in the Christchurch rebuild says it uses migrant workers because it they are cheaper than local builders.
Fletcher Developments wants new houses to be taller than the Auckland Council is proposing.
A giraffe house, art gallery, Grey Lynn shops and apartment building are in the running for a top international architectural award.
A man who claims his lawyer friend doubled his bill for help resolving a leaky homes dispute says his memory of what happened was clouded by chemotherapy.