South Auckland stories
Langdon to pour over NZD $15m into a new South Auckland hub, doubling capacity to feed surging demand for third culture cuisine.
Inadequate instruction on pyrotechnic launchers left a wildlife ranger with severe hand injuries, prompting WorkSafe action at Auckland Airport.
Back-to-back storms are exposing weaknesses in Auckland’s ageing drainage system and testing community recovery after record flooding.
A south Auckland egg processor has been fined for safety failings after a worker lost a thumb while cleaning a conveyor in 2020.
A South Auckland mattress maker has been fined NZD $250,000 after a nail ricocheted into a worker's heart, exposing lax safety controls.
Other transport projects are being shelved nationwide as Auckland gets a $685m standalone bridge for cyclists and pedestrians.
Schoolchildren in Drury are cycling to class for the first time after a privately funded 9km path network separated them from heavy traffic.
Covering 35,000sqm, the wetland is meant to cut pollution, store floodwater and create habitat for endangered native wildlife in South Auckland.
New cases in South Auckland have triggered renewed calls for masks, tracing and social distancing as Auckland moves back to Alert Level 3.
Auckland’s southern land values could rise as the transport package unlocks new homes, jobs and development, Colliers says.
The case has led to safer procedures, better interpretation support and wider industry training after a worker was crushed on a glass-cutting machine.
Government procurement may soon favour firms able to prove their contribution to wellbeing, putting traditional industries under pressure to adapt.
A crushed ankle has prompted WorkSafe to accept Woods Glass’s undertaking, after it found unsafe procedures and missing guarding on a cutter.
Councils are reluctant to fund growth infrastructure because central government captures the tax gains, an infrastructure expert says.
Greater use of private capital is still needed as New Zealand’s Budget only partly meets the country’s infrastructure investment gap, industry leaders say.
Auckland faces a USD $5.9 billion transport funding gap over the next decade as revised population forecasts point to faster growth.
Councils in fast-growing areas could unlock thousands of new homes as the government puts up to $600 million into roads and water works.
The latest Qotable Value residential housing sales figures further confirm the Auckland housing market is kicking off again, with values in some ar.
Auckland real estate agency Barfoot & Thompson has won a High Court appeal against a censure it received for selling a Flat Bush property without d.
Schools in South Auckland partner with STEM sponsors for new science projects, from beehive monitoring to robotic watering systems.
