Development

Whangarei is at risk of losing a huge government grant for a conference and events centre, plaza, bridge and ferry terminal. Last year the Provincial Growth Fund committed 60-million-dollars to Oruku… Audio

Raw sewage leaks inside the walls of Whangārei Hospital's medical wing have made many scrunch their noses in disgust.

The Northland District Health Board has been asking the government for funding to… Audio

Protesters against the development of Shelly Bay in Wellington say letters asking them to vacate the site make no difference to them.

Developers and iwi leaders handed the letters to the occupiers on… Audio

The Mayors of some of the country's largest cities have been caught off guard by the Government's housing density announcement.

National and the government have teamed-up to slash red tape by August… Audio

Ground was broken today, in a sense, at the site of what will be Wellington City Mission's new community hub.

In the first of its kind for the country - the centre will host supportive housing units… Video, Audio

Crucial upgrade or expensive lemon? That's the debate over a shiny new road upgrade now under way for central Tauranga.

Cameron Road will add space for buses and bikes but won't reduce the number of… Audio

Could Queenstown Lakes be the experiment with inclusionary zoning that New Zealand needs?

The district council is seeking feedback on plans that could see developers having to hand over homes or cash… Audio

Auckland builders are being told to plan carefully to avoid chaos when they return to work tomorrow.

Most sites are expected to reopen at level 3. But straight away they will face what other firms… Audio

The government is being accused of caving to big business by winding back protections for wetlands.

Rules, only brought in a year ago, currently stop any sort of development within 100 metres of a… Audio

The building and construction sector has just a few days worth of some Auckland-based products left.

According to suppliers some key materials are already unavailable.

Last week the government gave… Audio

Landowners in Manawatu are anxious their plots will be swept up in plans for the country's largest wastewater-to-land treatment system.

So called highly productive land is caught up in the Palmerston… Audio

Sir Peter Gluckman joins us to talk about a new report into screen time and its effects on children's emotional, social and cognitive development written by him and the team at Koi Tu: The Centre for… Audio

The National Party says rapid testing for Covid-19 would be particularly useful for testing patients presenting at hospitals and essential workers crossing alert level borders. 

Judith Collins told… Audio

Thousands of construction sites are re-opening today amid predictions that common building products could run out in just three days.

The construction sector says the Government's failed to… Audio

More than two weeks after heavy rain caused devastation in the Marlborough Sounds, some residents remain without road access.

Samantha Gee joined a convoy with Marlborough District Council staff… Video, Audio

New Zealand's construction industry is eyeing the government's so-called 'immigration reset' as it struggles to cope with an unprecedented skills shortage.

A new report out from Civil Contractors New… Audio

Watercare's $145 dollar water treatment plant is opening in Tuakau today and the company insists it is one of the last times it will dip into the Waikato River.

The facility will provide Auckland… Audio

National MP Matt Doocey is pushing for the Health Select Committee to open an Inquiry into the 15 new Inpatient Mental Health Facilities and upgrade projects under development.

He's is urging his… Audio

With the cost of living higher than ever, thirty-six organisations are calling for a free public transport trial in Wellington.

In 2022, Auckland Council will pilot reduced fares for trains and buses… Audio