Infrastructure
Horse riders lodge human rights complaint over road access
Horse riders say they're being systemically discriminated against when it comes to safe road access and have lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission. New Zealand Equestrian Advocacy… Audio
Some regions exempt from new earthquake building rules
Auckland, Northland and the Chatham Islands will be exempt from earthquake prone building rules because of the areas' low seismic risk, under changes announced by the Government yesterday. Auckland… Audio
Dunedin moves from low to medium seismic risk
While the earthquake-prone building system overhaul has been welcomed by many in the North Island, building owners in Dunedin are facing a different prospect. Dunedin Property Developer Russell Lund… Audio
Quake rule changes met with cautious optimism
Wellington building owners are greeting changes to earthquake strengthening standards with cautious optimism. Political reporter Giles Dexter reports. Audio
New Massey homes fall short of council consent rules
Some Massey first home buyers were shocked to find their new builds delivered with bare soil instead of finished yards. Lucy Xia reports. Audio
Christchurch hosts country's biggest-ever water summit
More than 18-hundred water and infrastructure experts are gathering in Christchurch for the country's biggest-ever water summit. Water New Zealand Chief Executive Gillian Blythe spoke to Ingrid… Audio
'Reason and logic are back': Seymour hails quake laws overhaul
The ACT leader says he was the lone MP in 2016 who stood against the the Earthquake-prone Buildings law, which he labelled as a "costly triumph of emotion over logic".
Christchurch cardiac care boosted by opening of third new laboratory
The latest addition supplements previous upgrades in 2021 and earlier this year.
Construction on Auckland's Bledisloe North wharf begins
The wharf will have capacity for large cruise ships and containers, and is part of the Port of Auckland expansion project given consent under Fast-track legislation.
Reservoir opened in drought-plagued corner of Northland
The water reservoir is the fulfilment of a pact between two politicians to transform the economy of the place where they grew up.
New Northland reservoir 'about creating opportunities' in drought-prone area
A major irrigation dam in a drought-prone corner of Northland is to be opened this morning by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.
Luxon shrugs off criticism from business leaders
Company bosses have named the prime minister the 15th best minister in his own Cabinet, and Nicola Willis 13th.
Airways admits error, denies misleading public about planes circling capital
The admission relates to a technical fault that left planes above Wellington and which was blamed on an outside provider.
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 23 September 2025
In today's episode, senior doctors and dentists have walked off the job in a 48-hour strike that began at midnight, we've been talking about the decline in people learning to drive manual cars, but in… Audio
Government vows to speed up classroom upgrades to boost construction sector
The government has said it is speeding up a suite of classroom upgrades and school maintenance projects to help boost the struggling construction sector. It has announced a near half-billion-dollar… Audio
New apartment block to rent out all 77 units
Whetū, Ockham's latest building in Auckland's Point Chevalier will be build to rent Audio
Health Minister confident Dunedin Hospital rebuild is back on track
CPB Contractors will lead the $1.6b project, with measures to ensure deadlines and budgets are met.
Air NZ unveils new maintenance base
The state-of-the-art facility is being touted as one of the national carrier's most significant investments in its infrastructure.
Morning Report Essentials for Friday 19 September 2025
In today's episode, in a blow for the Government, the economy has had a much larger slump than expected which the Finance Minister's blaming in part on Donald Trump's trade tariffs, negotiations… Audio
Residents outraged as gentailer looks to dip further into lake
But the power company is asking people to think of its proposal as an "insurance policy". Audio
