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Second life for Auckland port robots
Infrastructure

Second life for Auckland port robots

Automation at the port may have failed, but its robotic carriers will get a new, human lease of life.

Oliver Lewis 01 Nov 2022
High electricity prices rule out export hydrogen plant
Infrastructure

High electricity prices rule out export hydrogen plant

Channel Infrastructure CEO Naomi James says the high cost of electricity is eroding the country’s international competitive advantage in low-cost, highly renewable energy.

Ian Llewellyn 01 Nov 2022
Kāinga Ora's deficit more than doubles
Infrastructure

Kāinga Ora's deficit more than doubles

The crown agency is facing a ballooning deficit and wage costs, and raised an extra $2.24 billion in the June 2022 financial year to fund its house-building ambitions.

Greg Hurrell 01 Nov 2022
NZ's biggest port warns of capacity constraints
Infrastructure

NZ's biggest port warns of capacity constraints

Port of Tauranga says the RMA is broken, citing delays in consenting its much-needed berth extension.

Oliver Lewis 28 Oct 2022


Oliver Lewis
Oliver Lewis

Infrastructure Editor

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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