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Cities reinvented: building urban resilience through Electricity 4.0
Smart Cities

Cities reinvented: building urban resilience through Electricity 4.0

Rising grid strain and climate shocks are forcing Australia and New Zealand to speed up electrified, digital infrastructure for safer, cleaner cities.

By Staff Writer • 8 min read • Tue, 23rd Sep 2025
Suite of changes proposed under RMA
Risk & Compliance

Suite of changes proposed under RMA

Consultation has opened on RMA reforms aimed at speeding infrastructure and quarry consents while tightening planning for natural hazards.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 29th May 2025
Is New Zealand really taking on too much debt?
Human Capital Management

Is New Zealand really taking on too much debt?

Measured against its assets, New Zealand's debt looks far less alarming, but spending cuts could still deepen the recession and hurt recovery.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Sun, 11th May 2025
Letting insurance help guide disaster preparedness
Risk & Compliance

Letting insurance help guide disaster preparedness

Rising disaster repair bills are pushing infrastructure providers to weigh resilience upgrades against insurance costs as climate risks grow.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 9th Mar 2025
How natural hazards are shaping the property market
Insurance

How natural hazards are shaping the property market

Insurance concerns and storm damage are pushing down values in parts of Nelson, with buyers wary of future natural hazards.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Sep 2024
New law to bypass resource consents sets off alarm bells
Massey University

New law to bypass resource consents sets off alarm bells

Experts warn the proposed fast-track regime could cut community input and leave major projects with weaker environmental scrutiny.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Wed, 6th Mar 2024
Changing the way we plan infrastructure resilience
Supply Chain

Changing the way we plan infrastructure resilience

The report says Cyclone Gabrielle exposed how failures in power, water and communications can cascade across New Zealand's critical networks.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 23rd Oct 2023
The year that was leaves a legacy
Supply Chain

The year that was leaves a legacy

Severe weather, Covid and inflation are worsening New Zealand’s infrastructure, emergency readiness and cost of living, with repairs set to take years.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Mon, 24th Apr 2023
GeoNet partners with AWS in providing valuable data globally
Hyperscale

GeoNet partners with AWS in providing valuable data globally

First in New Zealand to release its research datasets on the Registry of Open Data on Amazon Web Services (AWS), using AWS' Open Data Sponsorship Program.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Sep 2022
Infrastructure maintenance among G20 top priorities
Power / Energy

Infrastructure maintenance among G20 top priorities

Poor maintenance is costing firms billions through outages, water failures and transport disruptions, the G20 says in a new policy agenda.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Mon, 4th Oct 2021
Android announces expansion to its earthquake alert system
Earthquakes

Android announces expansion to its earthquake alert system

Android expands its Earthquake Alerts System to Greece and New Zealand, providing early warning alerts to users in countries without alert systems.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Apr 2021
Earthquake-prone buildings explained
Physical Security

Earthquake-prone buildings explained

Owners of unsafe buildings can face deadlines of 7.5 or 15 years to strengthen or demolish them, with council support available.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Mar 2021
What will change under the new RMA reform strategy?
Earthquakes

What will change under the new RMA reform strategy?

Planning certainty may improve if the RMA is replaced, but businesses and councils fear new laws could still trigger costly litigation and delays.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 10th Feb 2021
Work begins on new Wellington reservoir
Earthquakes

Work begins on new Wellington reservoir

Residents could soon have 48 hours’ water supply in an earthquake as work starts on a GBP £68 million Wellington reservoir.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 15th Dec 2020

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Cloudflare reports Iran recovery amid global outages
Disaster Recovery

Cloudflare reports Iran recovery amid global outages

Iranian users began regaining access after an 88-day blackout, even as storms, power cuts and fibre faults disrupted networks elsewhere.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
ICEYE launches catastrophe data for banks' climate risk
Risk & Compliance

ICEYE launches catastrophe data for banks' climate risk

Banks can now pinpoint damaged collateral faster as ICEYE adds satellite data to help quantify climate-driven loan losses and stress tests.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 20th May 2026
UNESCO launches AI disaster response system in Solomon Islands
Data Analytics

UNESCO launches AI disaster response system in Solomon Islands

UNESCO will deploy the AI-driven EDiSON disaster response system in the Solomon Islands to enhance early warnings for cyclones and floods by 2026.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Nov 2025

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