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Risk frameworks need 'fundamental rethink' to cope with climate change
New Zealand’s risk and resilience frameworks need a “fundamental rethink” if communities are going to adapt to the greater potential risks arising from climate change, Local Government New Zealand says. The country is a collection of seaside communities and they have to be bet...
Infrastructure
Chorus appoints former NBN exec JB Rousselot as new CEO
Chorus has looked across the Tasman for someone to take over the reins, hiring former NBN executive JB Rousselot as chief executive effective from Nov. 20. The telecommunications network operator's existing CEO, Kate McKenzie, unexpectedly announced her departure in August, al...
Infrastructure
Transmission Gully contractor suing NZTA for $352m
Transmission Gully contractor Wellington Gateway Partnership is seeking $352 million from the New Zealand Transport Agency over delays in starting the work. The claim would increase the $850 million construction cost to almost $1.2 billion, amounting to a 41 percent increase....
Infrastructure
UPDATE: Sage defeated in new Waihi mine decision
(Updates to add comment from OceanaGold, the Employers and Manufacturers Association and BusinessNZ, beginning in paragraph 12). In a surprise turnaround, the government has given OceanaGold a greenlight to buy land to expand its Waihi mine after the application was previousl...
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Oliver Lewis won the local government reporting category at the 2023 Voyager Media Awards. He is part of our investigations unit and also covers infrastructure, housing and employment issues. Formerly with Stuff/The Press, Oliver has also written for the Guardian and North & South.
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