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Could Mexico City’s Bridge Collapse Happen Here?
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 3:45 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
Government infrastructure spending boosts may provide a welcome opportunity to upgrade many of Australasia’s 57,000-plus bridges, some of which are in sore need of maintenance. The opportunity for maintenance is particularly significant for Australasia’s local ... More >>
New Zealand Needs A National Strategy For AI
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 3:49 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
We can learn a lot from other nations in how to leverage these technologies such as AI, but with limited funding and resources New Zealand has to be smarter and well aligned to get the best impact, so a national strategy or plan is critical. An AI ... More >>
Review Reveals Who Is To Blame For Transmission Gully Shambles
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 3:46 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
Transmission Gully has long been a dog of a project, says Greater Auckland’s Matt Lowrie. “From it’s poor initial business case , to it being made a Public Private Partnership (PPP) that would see taxpayers forking out over $3 billion over the coming ... More >>
Review Of Local Government Presents Major Opportunity
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 3:59 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
The traditional roles and functions of local government are in the process of changing. A Review into the Future for Local Government was announced today to consider, report and make recommendations on this matter. The work programmes the Government is advancing ... More >>
80 Years Of Failed Health Reforms – Can Health NZ Break The Mould?
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 3:48 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
More than eight decades of health reform have failed, and the current landscape of public and private healthcare interests is unstable, say New Zealand researchers Murray Horn and Des Gorman. Future reform must improve equality of access and outcome, ... More >>
Built Wetland Opens In New Subdivision
Friday, 16 April 2021, 3:57 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
The constructed wetland at the 361 hectare Drury South Crossing subdivision, the country’s largest industrial and residential development, is designed to improve water quality in the area. It will form part of an extensive new public recreation ... More >>
COVID-19 Proved We Can Solve Homelessness
Thursday, 15 April 2021, 4:43 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
Homelessness is an extreme expression of a broader problem of housing security. Home ownership is a major determinant of housing security. In Australia there was a decrease in owner-occupier first home buyers, from 32 per cent in May 2010 to 28 ... More >>
Advances In Construction Long Overdue
Thursday, 8 April 2021, 4:14 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
While the manufacturing, healthcare, and technology sectors have embraced technological advances and refined their processes, construction has lagged behind, but Digital Twin technologies could be the solution. To achieve sustainable infrastructure, construction ... More >>
What Successful Light Rail Looks Like For Auckland
Thursday, 8 April 2021, 4:07 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
The Government’s new light rail establishment unit represents an opportunity to rethink the wider transport and development vision for Auckland to tackle congestion, carbon and housing affordability challenges, says Infrastructure New Zealand Policy ... More >>
Precision Hydraulics Helps Defend The America’s Cup
Thursday, 1 April 2021, 5:04 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
One-Design rule means all the challengers used Hydraulink products for the Foil Cant System. Hydraulics helped provide the tools for this job – but the real tribute goes to the designers, crews and organisers who worked for years to make the new ... More >>
Will These Changes Solve New Zealand’s Housing Crisis?
Thursday, 1 April 2021, 5:02 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
$3.8 billion towards new houses, a crack down on investors and more assistance for first home buyers were big items in the Government’s latest housing announcement, but did they get it right? The Government hopes these measures will increase the ... More >>
How Growing Cities Can Still Cut Road Emissions
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 5:04 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
Wellington’s use of electric vehicle (EV) chargers has tripled in the last six months, and almost 11,000 Wellingtonians are now members of car share schemes. “Combined, Mevo and Cityhop have 100 cars, some of which are hybrid or electric, and Council ... More >>
Apprenticeship Boost Extension – Everything You Need To Know
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 5:02 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
In August last year, the Government announced the Apprenticeship Boost scheme. Due to end in April 2021, the subsidy has since been extended until August and is available for employers of new and existing apprentices. “The Government’s extension will ... More >>
Sustainable Cities After Covid-19: Are Barcelona-style Green Zones The Answer?
Friday, 15 January 2021, 5:42 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
The lockdowns and restrictions introduced to control the spread of Covid-19 have resulted in huge changes to urban life. Previously bustling city centres remain empty, shunned in favour of suburban or rural areas where social distancing is easier and More >>
Could COVID-19 Help Stop Global Warming?
Friday, 1 May 2020, 7:50 am | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
By Michael Liebreich – BloombergNEF CO2 emissions could easily drop by 5% or more this year alone as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, but will emissions bounce back quickly, or will they remain depressed by a sluggish economy for a few years? Longer ... More >>
Huge Surges Projected For Businesses After Lockdown
Friday, 1 May 2020, 7:42 am | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
In the first six months, if allowed, there will be huge surges in custom for the retail, postal and courier and travel sectors. Within these, fast food outlets, hardware stores, garden centres and cafes will see millions of customers return. Some services ... More >>
The Real Test Comes In The Second Half
Tuesday, 14 April 2020, 4:39 pm | AsiaPacific Infrastructure
The global spread of Coronavirus is expected to have a major impact on economic growth, while the ability of some companies to withstand the effects of the virus will largely depend on its duration, Moody’s has said Dinah Lewis Boucher – The ... More >>
