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Manufacturing’s Next ‘Henry Ford Moment’
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 8:40 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
The manufacturing industry stands on the edge of another revolution — one powered by AI, automation and sustainability, says Christoph Dorigatti, Vice President Global Business Development at automation supplier COPA-DATA More >>
How To Be A Better Infrastructure Client
Saturday, 10 May 2025, 7:20 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
Two new pieces of research from the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission | Te Waihanga highlight some failings in our approaches to infrastructure delivery and where we can improve. More >>
Why EVs Are Actually Driving Up Emissions Globally
Friday, 18 April 2025, 6:37 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
A study of 26 countries using data over 15 years has found a link between EV uptake and increased CO2 emissions, though New Zealand is an outlier for one important reason. More >>
Government Seeking ‘Common Ground’ With Opposition On RMA Reforms
Sunday, 30 March 2025, 8:59 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
The recent announcement of Resource Management Act (RMA) reforms in has sparked significant discussion across political, legal, and community spheres. More >>
Letting Insurance Help Guide Disaster Preparedness
Thursday, 20 March 2025, 8:05 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
Research from the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga shows how insurance can help us to manage natural hazard risks and choose how to prepare infrastructure for a changing climate. More >>
Inclusiveness In An AI Driven City
Saturday, 22 February 2025, 4:12 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
Global real estate leaders Cushman and Wakefield hope their Inclusive Cities Barometer will encourage discussion and further acceptance of the influence of real estate activities on urban inclusion and the social fabric of our cities. More >>
Low-cost Ways To Grow Auckland’s Infrastructure
Friday, 31 January 2025, 9:56 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
A new report highlights the opportunities that Auckland’s population density offers for reducing infrastructure costs for New Zealand, says Te Waihanga (New Zealand Infrastructure Commission) Chief Executive Geoff Cooper. More >>
What Councils Need Most In 2025
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 6:32 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
Councils across the country had some of their most challenging conversations around the table last year, as they balance the need to protect ratepayer’s long-term interests with the financial sustainability of councils, Local Government New Zealand ... More >>
The Case For Concrete Roads
Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 7:55 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
Concrete roads are well suited for high intensity traffic and are more cost effective in the long run, according to a new economic report. More >>
Learnings From Victoria On Infrastructure Delivery
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 9:16 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
‘Delivery efficiency’ is an abstract phrase, but an infrastructure consultancy boss says it boils down to using tools and techniques to do things better and remove waste from projects or programmes. More >>
Public Infrastructure Lacking In Transparency
Sunday, 20 October 2024, 3:23 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
There’s been a lot of debate recently around the high cost of infrastructure in New Zealand, but one thing missing from the discussion is the stark fact that so many projects are shrouded in secrecy, writes Greater Auckland’s Connor Sharp More >>
Education Reforms Risk Crippling Infrastructure Workforce
Monday, 7 October 2024, 6:30 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
Ahead of a significant overhaul of the vocational education system, Civil Contractors New Zealand (CCNZ) has highlighted several concerns around the proposed changes. More >>
What It Means To Shift To A Circular Economy
Monday, 7 October 2024, 6:28 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
Core to meeting countries’ emissions budgets and 2050 targets, and often conveniently ignored, is the inevitable shift from a linear to a circular economy, writes Greenbox Chief Executive Ross Thompson More >>
Chokepoints In Europe Expected To Impact Kiwi Trade
Sunday, 2 June 2024, 5:23 am | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
A new study led by the CMCC highlights the possible effects on production and prices of agricultural commodities to and from Europe More >>
Heavy Transport Company Goes Hydrogen
Tuesday, 26 July 2022, 5:20 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
New Zealand’s largest heavy transport company H.W. Richardson (HWR) plans to decarbonise its transport fleet by adopting a hydrogen refuelling solution developed by Fabrum. Zero-emissions transition company Fabrum is developing and deploying an end-to-end ... More >>
Courts Hold Governments To Account For Climate Change
Tuesday, 26 July 2022, 5:15 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
The UK High Court has ruled that the British government’s Net Zero Strategy breaches the Climate Change Act 2008. Meanwhile, the New Zealand High Court is expected to rule on a similar case, Simpson Grierson reports. At the heart of the case, coinciding ... More >>
Border Opening Lets In More Than Just Travellers
Tuesday, 12 July 2022, 4:00 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
The opening of the New Zealand border has resulted in international tech, bank tech, platforms and countries parachuting into the country, FinTechNZ executive director Jason Roberts says. There are much more than just travel gateways opening up again. ... More >>
What Of The Workforce As Borders Re-open?
Saturday, 19 February 2022, 7:21 am | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
The Government has announced its five step plan for the borders to re-open, meaning employers can once again start planning for skilled workers to enter the country, Civil Contractors Chief Executive Alan Pollard says. While this will be a phased ... More >>
Quarry Workers On Strike As Revenue Soars
Saturday, 19 February 2022, 7:18 am | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
Winstone Aggregate’s significant growth and forecasted revenues continue to surpass stagnating wages and the increasingly difficult work people are paid for, FIRST Union claims. Annually, Winstone Aggregates extract around 4.5 million cubic metres of ... More >>
New Zealanders Pessimistic After Hottest Year On Record
Friday, 21 January 2022, 5:51 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
NIWA statistics report 2021 as the warmest year since records began and despite concern about climate change, most New Zealanders do not think it can be avoided, Horizon Research finds. Concern about climate change is at its highest for nearly ... More >>