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The submarine cable will help deliver the fastest data and telecoms connection to Asia from the east coast of Australia.
With 276 new deals across Australia, NZ and the UK, TechnologyOne is becoming a global powerhouse for the Aussie tech sphere.
The Treasury’s new pipeline forecast could help contractors invest in staff and kit by giving clearer visibility of future government work.
Auckland households are now $96 a week worse off than a decade ago, as soaring housing and transport costs drag New Zealand's cities behind Australia’s.
A pledge to improve procurement, safety and housing supply aims to ease shortages and lift productivity across the sector.
Delays to economic regulation could leave councils reluctant to invest, slowing safer water upgrades for rural communities.
Rising climate risks are pushing planners to urge stronger resilience in communities, buildings and disaster recovery across New Zealand.
With population growth and climate change mounting, utilities are rolling out new operations, reuse and safety measures to secure future supply.
It should reduce underinvestment, congestion and water problems by giving New Zealand’s infrastructure planning and procurement a more independent voice.
A global design-thinking relay has helped turn Raglan waste concerns into reusable-box ideas aimed at curbing single-use packaging in Waikato.
Recycled traffic sheep and a former mall hut are giving special needs children more to explore at Christchurch’s sensory playground, without landfill waste.
Affordable housing will remain out of reach unless ministers back new greenfield development and broader planning reform, an expert warns.
Contractors say New Zealand’s ageing water networks need faster decisions, after ministers deferred reforms and left regulation unresolved until late 2019.
Pressure is mounting for councils to focus on community wellbeing as water reform exposes funding and delivery gaps in local services.
The early adopter Shire of Majinup's initial priority is to use Datascape to help it engage more closely with its community.
Private debt funding for roads and water in Milldale could ease New Zealand’s housing shortage, though buyers face annual charges.
Councils could soon use digital planning tools to cut delays and paper work, while blockchain may also reshape property settlements and rentals.
Road pricing and property levies are among the alternatives as petrol tax hikes end and transport funding gaps widen.
The Victorian government could speed up delivery by copying policies from Vancouver and Portland, a new report says.
Residents and developers could face tighter rules as Sydney commits to net zero carbon buildings by 2050 and new builds by 2030.