Infrastructure
Roads, bridges, highways and the funding and projects that keep freight moving.
Bank of China renews focus on NZ infrastructure
Bank of China (NZ) Ltd is celebrating a decade of operations in New Zealand by doubling down on infrastructure lending and green finance. The bank, which…
Former roading contract manager jailed for fraud
A former contract manager who pleaded guilty in a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) case relating to the awarding of road maintenance contracts has been sentenced to…
Waikato’s Telephone Rd to reopen
State Highway 1B (SH1B) Telephone Road in Waikato will reopen in 2025 after being closed for more than two years following damage to the rail crossing caused by a truck.
New govt infrastructure agency launched
The Government has officially launched a new national infrastructure agency aimed to tackle New Zealand’s infrastructure funding and financing gap. Known as National Infrastructure Funding and…
John Staples steps down from Bridgestone after 44-year career
Bridgestone New Zealand business director and tyre industry stalwart John Staples has announced his retirement after more than four decades with the company.
Channel Infrastructure, Higgins to develop bitumen import terminal
Channel Infrastructure has entered into a 15-year contract with Higgins Contractors to develop a bitumen import terminal at Marsden Point. The new terminal is expected to…
Bridgestone NZ wins sixth consecutive Reader’s Digest award
Bridgestone New Zealand and its national store network have claimed Gold in the Reader’s Digest Quality Service Awards tyre retailer category for the sixth consecutive year…
NZTA spent $786m on traffic management over three years
Road freight body Transporting New Zealand is asking why it took ministerial intervention to rein in "excessive" NZ Transport Agency expenditure after it was revealed the…
Industry makes case for more concrete roads
Concrete roads could save tax payers millions of dollars in the long run while being suited for high intensity traffic such as heavy vehicles, according to…
Kāpiti Expressway to get 110km/h speed limit
The new 110km/h speed limit on the Kāpiti Expressway Road of National Significance (RoNS) will come into effect on November 13, more than two weeks earlier…