Urbanization stories
Infrastructure New Zealand wants parties to back simpler funding, congestion charging and stronger oversight to tackle the country's infrastructure deficit.
Urban trees and gardens are shrinking as intensification raises heat, flooding and liveability risks for New Zealand’s cities.
Poor maintenance is costing firms billions through outages, water failures and transport disruptions, the G20 says in a new policy agenda.
Auckland’s flooding highlights the growing risk of cascading climate disasters, with severe rainstorms expected to intensify across Aotearoa.
Facial recognition and reward points are being trialled to lift China’s recycling rate as waste volumes outpace the US by 2030.
Lockdown housing for the homeless highlighted how policy, modular building and state spending could curb New Zealand’s affordability crisis.
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.
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.
Auckland's housing crisis could deepen if the Drury project fails to deliver affordable homes despite NZD $2.4 billion in transport spending.
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.
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.
Poor housing outcomes and pressure on infrastructure could deepen unless councils, central government and industry align on urban growth planning.
The OECD says labour productivity has fallen 15 per cent against Australia and other rich economies over 25 years, threatening incomes.
The hexagon-shaped platforms are designed to keep up to 10,000 people safe from floods, tsunamis and hurricanes as seas rise.
Rising adoption of IoT devices, smart home appliances and widespread internet connectivity is set to push the Wi-Fi chipset market value beyond expectations.
