Development

In other news, Antarctica New Zealand wants your input on the Scott Base redevelopment by choosing the building's colour.

Designers are offering the options of kākāriki green, karaka orange and… Audio

University of Otago urban ecologist Professor Yolanda van Heezik recently led a research team focused on the role private gardens can play in contributing to biodiversity. Professor van Heezik is with… Audio

A new $300 million plan for Auckland cycleways ran into strong headwinds today.

Some councillors believe the plan could make Auckland the next best thing to Copenhagen, but others believe it swallows… Audio

Auckland homeowners who sold their properties to make way for a walking and cycling bridge over the Waitematā harbour have been left in limbo, now the project's been scrapped.

The government set… Audio

Every year thousands of babies in New Zealand are born prematurely and even the healthiest often require a helping hand to get started. Justin Gregory talks to researchers who think better nutrition… Audio

Asbestos fibres are leaching into Christchurch's drinking water from ageing underground pipes.

Ōtautahi has nearly 800 kilometres of asbestos-cement piping; and nationwide, that figure is around… Audio

The Transport Agency is taking over nearly all the country's bitumen supply vital to road building because it believes it is being ripped off by suppliers.

Documents show the agency warning that if… Audio

Predator Free 2050 will invest nearly $7 million on new projects to eradicate rats, stoats and possums from all of Aotearoa.

Professor Neil Gemmell of University of Otago has just received $200,000… Audio

Kāpiti is about to get a little bit closer to Wellington when Transmission Gully opens to the public tomorrow.

The new road will cut peak journey times by up to 15 minutes between Wellington and the… Audio

After years of delays and cost blowouts, Wellington's Transmission Gully motorway will finally be opened to the public tomorrow.

The Prime Minister and other dignitaries are holding ribbon cutting… Audio

Builders are having to stop work because they just can't get the wood. Some sites are waiting up to 6 months just for Gib boards to turn up. Materials have become extremely scarce around the country… Audio

The government is touting its partly tunneled light rail project as a gamechanger for the city.

The trains would run every five minutes from Wynyard Quarter all the way to the airport.

The editor of… Audio

An extended underground light rail route will be built in Auckland.

The Government has announced the supercity's light rail project will run under the city from Wynyard Quarter to Mt Roskill, before… Audio

The Government will this morning announce the route and cost of Auckland's long-awaited light rail project.

Three options were presented to Cabinet last year, each of which run from the City Centre… Audio

The government is on track to make a major announcement about Auckland's light rail system on Friday, which will cost between nine and 14.6 billion dollars. 

Tāmaki Makaurau's city centre business… Audio

Waka Kotahi is standing firm in the face of local opposition to a lower speed limit for the road between Napier and Taupo.

It insists reducing the maximum speed on the highway from 100 kilometres an… Audio

Auckland's Fibre network will be used to monitor earthquakes and better understand the city's volcanoes.

There are 53 recognised volcanoes in the Auckland Volcanic Field, and they pose a substantial… Audio

A new podcast series called How To Be Concussed explores the issue of concussion with host Timothy Giles who has first-hand experience with brain injury. Timothy joins Jesse for an honest conversation… Audio