Infrastructure

Explore the latest infrastructure news by BusinessDesk. 
Te Awamutu project proof of emission strategy - Fonterra
Infrastructure

Te Awamutu project proof of emission strategy - Fonterra

The conversion of the Te Awamutu dairy plant to run on wood pellets is the latest “proof point” of Fonterra’s efforts to drive down emissions across its sites nationally, the company says.The company, the country’s second-largest coal user, is investing $11 million to convert the...

Gavin Evans 30 Jan 2020
Huawei to seek certainty from govt after UK decision
Infrastructure

Huawei to seek certainty from govt after UK decision

Huawei New Zealand will go directly to the government for clarity on whether Britain’s approval for the Chinese firm’s technology to be used in a 5G roll-out strengthens its hand locally.The telecommunications equipment maker has been in limbo for a year-and-a-half after the Gove...

Paul McBeth 29 Jan 2020
Transport focus in first reveal of $12b infrastructure spend
Infrastructure

Transport focus in first reveal of $12b infrastructure spend

The government lifted the veil on the well-flagged transport component of its $12 billion of extra infrastructure spending in a programme seen as creating up to 1,000 jobs in the coming year.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was flanked by senior ministers, including her deputy, Wins...

Paul McBeth 29 Jan 2020


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. 

Followers will be emailed
articles by Oliver