A proposal to split the gentailers has reignited a familiar argument: who is to blame for rising power prices. Continue →

While no one believes the pipeline had vanished, by late 2025 most people involved with the infrastructure sector were describing the year in a similar vein. Continue →

The long-term National Infrastructure Plan is in Government hands. At the time of going to press, we have only seen the draft plan but it is comprehensive with feasible and realistic solutions and applications, says Mike Bishara who publishes Infrastructure, Property, Build and Industrial Safety over seven media platforms These are desperate times in a weak economy — albeit said to be improving as was predicted last year and now amended to this year. Continue →

Shipping container specialist Royal Wolf has expanded its nationwide network and container fleet with the acquisition of storage and container company Spacewise The purchase will see Royal Wolf expand from 12 to 16 locations around the country, including two new satellite offices in Timaru and New Plymouth, and add a substantial number of units to its existing container fleet. Continue →

A New Plymouth workshop later this month will help combat the severe economic impact of corrosion and its degradation of infrastructure and assets Corrosion is estimated to cost 3 to 5% of a country’s GDP, which for the New Zealand economy is more than $10B annually. Continue →

The government’s $28 billion Auckland transport package has brought back the East West Link “with a vengeance”, says Colliers International’s head of Strategic Consulting The Ministry of Transport’s revised Auckland Transport Alignment Project package (ATAP2) outlines the government’s key transport priorities over the coming decades. Continue →