Infrastructure
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 27 August
On today's episode, the prime minister Christopher Luxon is counting on a raft of new measures to smooth out the country's energy supply issues. Luxon spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss, Uber drivers are… Audio
Labour on Govt's new energy security measures
The Government's announced a suite of new measures it says will shore up New Zealand's energy supply - including urgently reversing the offshore oil and gas exploration ban and greenlighting the… Audio
Ministers give green light for LNG imports
Ministers are giving the green light to import liquified natural gas - or LNG - as part of a raft of measures they say will ease soaring electricity prices. Morning Report producer Emma Ricketts has… Audio
Hundreds of homes in new development not connected to sewerage
Wastewater from 341 households in the Cardinal West development is being pumped to temporary tanks before being trucked away. Audio
Homes in Auckland suburb don't have permanent sewage system
Hundreds of brand new homes in the Cardinal West development near the Auckland suburb of Massey have not been hooked up to a permanent sewage system. Instead the waste from 341 households is being… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Monday 26 August
On today's episode, Lydia Ko has won the Women's Open Championship on Monday morning at the home of golf, St Andrews in Scotland, the Government has announced changes to their proposed fast-track… Audio
Fast-track bill still skewed in favour of economy - environmentalist
Projects that harm the environment will still get the green light despite the latest changes to the fast-track bill, a critic says. Audio
Fast-track bill: Ministers won't get final say on green-lighting projects
The government has announced changes to the Fast-Track bill, but environmental groups say it isn't enough.
Water outage in Karori resolved
Water is back on in the Wellington suburb of Karori, but there is an outage in a number of streets in the city's northern suburbs.
Luxon walks a minefield at Koroneihana
The Week in Politics: The PM faces heat at Tūrangawaewae, David Seymour's Treaty Principles Bill faces an early death, and the government faces an energy crisis.
Port of Tauranga profits fall $25m
The country's biggest port has reported a weaker profit as cargo volumes fell but said it's had an improvement in the second half of the year.
Morning Report Essentials for Friday 23 August
On today's episode, the mayors of Taupō and Ruapehu are feeling hopeful after a meeting with central government about the impending mill closures in their regions, Kamala Harris is set to formally… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 22 August
On today's episode, Winstone Pulp International announced on Tuesday it will shut down its Tangiwai and Karioi sawmills amid skyrocketing power prices, causing more than 200 job losses, a leaked… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 21 August 2024
On today's episode, water tankers cannot be sent to areas of central Wellington who have no water, because authorities don't know how far the outage will spread, more than 600 political leaders from… Audio
Around the motu: Tim Brown in Christchurch
Work to restore ChristChurch Cathedral is over - for now. Audio
Delays for vital electrical services upgrade at Wellington Hospital
The main hospital in Newtown scored worst for its site-wide electrical infrastructure out of 30 hospitals.
'Locked out': Pipeline protesters met with cameras, fencing
A protest at the edge of a sacred Rotorua lake is back - now under the eye of $3000 council cameras.
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 19 August 2024
On today's episode, there's chaos on roads around the motu with a polar vortex smashing the country with wind, rain and snow, Police have been gathering CCTV footage in east Auckland's Pakuranga… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Monday 19 August
On today's episode, the Government's introducing incentive payments for the Police if they meet impairment and speeding enforcement targets on the roads, Transport Minister Simeon Brown joins us, Dr… Audio
Down the drain: Millions spent on fixing hospital pipes, and more to come
Almost $70m has been spent fixing hole-riddled hot water pipes at Wellington Regional Hospital but "considerable risk of failure" remains.
