Urbanization stories
Rising retirements and digital skills gaps could push up infrastructure costs and slow delivery unless firms train workers in data and robotics.
Residents could soon have 48 hours’ water supply in an earthquake as work starts on a GBP £68 million Wellington reservoir.
House prices could be kept artificially high, worsening inequality and locking buyers into the cost of poor policy, Infrastructure New Zealand says.
Hong Kong tops the global list for home prices, with an average residential property costing USD $1.23 million despite pandemic uncertainty.
Cities with lower poverty and stronger infrastructure are likelier to attract workers and firms as pandemic-era habits reshape where people live and invest.
Experts say estuaries need stronger protections and better monitoring as pollution, sediment and sea-level rise threaten New Zealand’s waterways.
Public buildings face tighter access controls as coronavirus drives demand for safer, greener entrance systems across Australia and New Zealand.
Auckland's housing crisis could deepen if the Drury project fails to deliver affordable homes despite NZD $2.4 billion in transport spending.
New Zealand home values kept climbing in February, lifting the average house to NZD $722,475 and worsening affordability for buyers.
Environmental pressure is forcing China to curb single-use plastics, with major cities set to lose plastic bags by year-end.
Marine ecosystems face mounting pressure as pollution, fishing and warming seas threaten species, habitats and coastal communities.
They can lift air quality, insulation and wellbeing at home and in offices, while also trimming noise, heat and energy costs.
With 2.5 billion more people heading for cities, planners are eyeing stacked mixed-use towers as a way to save space and build community.
Australia faces a 1 percent of GDP infrastructure gap as rapid city growth, labour shortages and slower productivity strain new projects.
Urban developers face rising pressure to add renewable power, fibre and automation as tenants demand cheaper, smarter services.
Poor housing outcomes and pressure on infrastructure could deepen unless councils, central government and industry align on urban growth planning.
Top-end flats are showing some weakness, even as most apartment prices move broadly in line with the wider property market.
The OECD says labour productivity has fallen 15 per cent against Australia and other rich economies over 25 years, threatening incomes.
Researchers and housing providers will use the Wellington conference to draft a rights-based strategy aimed at getting every New Zealander well housed.
The hexagon-shaped platforms are designed to keep up to 10,000 people safe from floods, tsunamis and hurricanes as seas rise.
