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Cristean Monreal: If we keep sprawling to Hamilton, what happens to the heart of Auckland?
OPINION: Auckland's $5b City Rail Link is lighting the way for urban intensification.

$2.3 million cost of Wellington CBD toilets raise eyebrows
The new public toilet features rainbow lighting and a ribbed timber facade. Video / Ethan Manera

Three bidders confirmed for Northland Expressway PPP
Initial construction work on the next section is set to begin by the end of next year.

Opinion: Water issues reveal the burden on ratepayers is already too great
Ratepayers may face doubled costs when new water entities take over.

Power bill increase in Tairāwhiti, but better infrastructure promised
FirstLight Network has increased resilience work as power bills rise in Tairāwhiti.

Defence Force's Waiōuru housing project fails to break ground
Budget 2023 earmarked the thick end of $75 million for 50 new houses.

Government compromises with Auckland on housing, U-turns on 'sausage flat' promise
Auckland will opt out of the 'sausage flat' law but other councils will be forced to stay.

Residents stop contractors' work on 15-metre cell tower in Gisborne
Residents are peacefully protesting a cell tower in their neighbourhood, blocking work.

Road cone hotline receives 236 reports in four days, Auckland gets the most
WorkSafe dealt with a flurry of reports on the first day before numbers plateaued.

Failed outfall pipe led to treated effluent gouging Raglan Harbour dunes
Waikato District Council doesn't know when the pipe failed.

Biggest change in NZ history: New proposals for freshwater, infrastructure, farming
'Sorting out our planning rules is critical to boosting economic growth.'

$40m upgrade for Wellington Hospital ED, more beds added
ICU expansion is set for 2027, and the new ED is to be operational by 2029.

Hayden Wilson: Budget 2025 - A pass mark, with reservations
Opinion: Budget's bold tax move could spur business investment.

Hayden Wilson: Fiscal restraint and growth focus define upcoming Budget
OPINION: Is there light at the end of the tunnel?

200 new retirement homes coming to Putāruru as Overdale Estate hits stage two
Ground first broke on the $200m, 400-home Overdale Estate development in 2022.

The hunt for equity: Kiwi expats wanted
Christopher Luxon met key investment fund leaders in London recently.

The hunt for equity: 'Euphoria' at Tainui deal
Grant Bradley looks at the hot sectors that were promoted at the infrastructure summit.

Jim McElwain: Realise assets to fund more infrastructure
OPINION: New Zealand has a poor and declining record of productivity growth.

Why global investors are eyeing New Zealand
Global instability's opened a window for NZ to pitch itself as a safe haven for investors.

The hunt for equity: NZ pushes for renewable investment
Grant Bradley looks at the hot sectors that were promoted at the infrastructure summit.

Govt appoints high-powered group to guide Invest NZ's set-up
The group will help design a system to match investors with opportunities.