Iwi stories
The awards aim to widen Māori access to tech careers by funding study, mentoring and business links for 18- to 25-year-olds.
Verified climate targets have pushed One NZ to cut its reported Scope 1 and 2 emissions 82% from a 2024 baseline by FY2026.
Young Māori could gain funding, mentoring and industry links under a new scheme aimed at building future leaders in technology and entrepreneurship.
Auckland and Northland top a new index of New Zealand's most fragile infrastructure, as experts urge maintenance-first spending on resilience.
A report reveals that most New Zealand government agencies fail to meet Public Records Act requirements amid ongoing challenges and staff cuts.
The plan will concentrate inspections and permits on sectors where work-related harm is highest, including construction, forestry and farming.
The regulator’s leadership churn eases after Sharon Thompson, bringing FMA and Inland Revenue experience, is named Chief Executive.
New legislation could unlock thousands more build-to-rent homes as New Zealand opens its largest such development in Auckland.
New funding models are needed to close a financing gap that is leaving marine ecosystems under-protected as climate and biodiversity pressures mount.
Rental supply is set to grow as major developers and iwi back long-term homes, with new rules helping unlock more Build to Rent schemes.
More than 225,000 votes were left without parliamentary representation in 2020, prompting calls to lower the party vote threshold.
The five-year plan aims to tackle workforce shortages, lift training standards and strengthen Māori participation across the sector.
Additional funding will boost flood forecasting and climate adaptation work after recent cyclones exposed gaps in New Zealand's resilience.
Nearly 3,000 infrastructure jobs are expected in Wellington from 2025 to 2028, prompting a regional push to fill skills gaps.
Passenger rail could cut emissions and widen access, but chronic underinvestment and patchy national coordination still hold New Zealand back.
Auckland Council says it was blindsided as Kāinga Ora weighs taking over planning for suburbs on the light rail corridor, overriding local plans.
Skills shortages, weather damage and rising costs are squeezing construction firms as Waihanga Ara Rau outlines priorities for the next 18 months.
Most of the Government’s 331 infrastructure actions are already underway, prompting calls for funded projects rather than more plans.
Critics say the reform could lift housing and infrastructure costs by stripping councils of planning powers and deepening court battles.
Datagrid wins consent for Southland “AI factory” data centre and subsea cable, paving way for 280 MW campus near Invercargill.
