Some police stations have asbestos, the minister said, and Police ‘didn’t know the state’ of many of their assets.
A new law will make little difference to the price of building products, observers say.
German-supplied boring machine emerges in Herne Bay after nearly five years on the job.
Transport projects will require large subsidies to make them financially viable.
Watercare’s debt facility will revert to a five-year loan term of $4.2b with the Auckland Council.
Simon Watts says the Local Government Funding Agency’s strong credit rating will act as a cushion for councils and their water CCOs.
Quarry industry warns of looming shortages and higher prices in the absence of fixing ‘flaws’ to the Resource Management Act.
New Zealand infrastructure is ‘having a moment’ and has the global industry’s attentions, according to an expat Kiwi executive.
It downgraded 18 councils’ credit ratings and is not confident the Coalition’s reform will lead to financial separation for new water entities.
Agency responsible for managing or selling Crown property said purchases under the Public Works Act last year came in at $156m, not counting local authority buys, and that was likely to ramp up this year.