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Renew Risk expands models & hires three executives
Data centers

Renew Risk expands models & hires three executives

Rising demand from insurers and brokers has helped the firm double its client base this year as it adds new catastrophe models and executives.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Siro urges Budget 2027 funding for fibre blackspots
Digital Transformation

Siro urges Budget 2027 funding for fibre blackspots

Up to 200,000 Irish premises could still miss full-fibre access unless ministers back targeted funding in Budget 2027, SIRO warned.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

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AI could ease Australia's 150,000 engineer shortage
Drones

AI could ease Australia's 150,000 engineer shortage

Software tools are helping engineers save time as Australia braces for a shortfall of about 150,000 staff over the next decade.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
$10m for new SH25 bridge hoped to alleviate Coromandel traffic pains
Road Safety

$10m for new SH25 bridge hoped to alleviate Coromandel traffic pains

Traffic on the Coromandel's busy SH25 should ease next year, as NZTA replaces the ageing Ramarama Stream Bridge for NZD $10 million.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Last week
US, New Zealand to upgrade Cook Islands' Penrhyn port
NZD

US, New Zealand to upgrade Cook Islands' Penrhyn port

Safer landings and stronger shipping links are expected for remote Penrhyn after the United States and New Zealand pledged funding for a port upgrade.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Aerial slope checks urged for Australia's high-risk roads
Risk & Compliance

Aerial slope checks urged for Australia's high-risk roads

Authorities could miss dangerous slope hazards on steep routes unless aerial checks become routine, Civil Geotechnical Consultants says.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
'Authors of Buller's misfortune': Flood protection funding bid fails
Risk & Compliance

'Authors of Buller's misfortune': Flood protection funding bid fails

Westport's flood defences face further delay after a USD $6.7 million Government funding bid was turned down, widening the scheme shortfall.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 4 min read • Last week
$10m for new SH25 bridge hoped to alleviate Coromandel traffic pains
Civil Defence

$10m for new SH25 bridge hoped to alleviate Coromandel traffic pains

Motorists on State Highway 25 should see fewer bottlenecks from next year as NZTA replaces the ageing Ramarama Stream Bridge with a two-lane crossing.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Last week
Sunshine names Burton as chair, eyes public listing
Clean technologies

Sunshine names Burton as chair, eyes public listing

The clean energy developer is sharpening its governance as it advances projects in Australia and prepares for a public unlisted listing.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
$141k bill for Hauraki council to fix non-compliant plants
Risk & Compliance

$141k bill for Hauraki council to fix non-compliant plants

Ratepayers could face a NZD $141,388 repair bill as Hauraki council moves to bring three water plants up to code.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Last week
Austroads releases climate adaptation guide for roads
Risk & Compliance

Austroads releases climate adaptation guide for roads

Road agencies now have a structured way to rank climate defences as extreme weather disrupts networks and strains adaptation budgets.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Flush with potential: Shifting wastewater from sea to soil
Tasman District Council

Flush with potential: Shifting wastewater from sea to soil

Reuse plans could cut ocean discharge and help irrigate crops, sports grounds and industry across Nelson Tasman within two years.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 5 min read • This month
Is your home ready for a heatwave?
Auckland Council

Is your home ready for a heatwave?

Auckland homes face longer, hotter summers, with new research warning heatwaves could nearly double and indoor overheating is already a problem.

By RNZ • 4 min read • This month
'The holes will get bigger': $1.9m to test lake wall fixes labelled 'delay tactics'
Local Government

'The holes will get bigger': $1.9m to test lake wall fixes labelled 'delay tactics'

Lake advocates say the wall may keep corroding for years, with repairs now pushed into 2027 and costs put at up to GBP £12.5 million.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 5 min read • This month
No go for trucks on 'low strength' Dannevirke bridge
Local Government

No go for trucks on 'low strength' Dannevirke bridge

Heavy vehicles will be diverted from a vital Dannevirke route after tests found the 103-year-old Rawhiti Bridge is far weaker than thought.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 2 min read • This month
Satellite images reveal tide shifts along New Zealand coast
Climate change

Satellite images reveal tide shifts along New Zealand coast

Flood risk can change by a metre over short stretches of New Zealand's coast, after researchers mapped tides from satellite images.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month
Exclusive: Are patchy gov responses to climate change enough?
Disaster Recovery

Exclusive: Are patchy gov responses to climate change enough?

Climate risks are already costing New Zealand billions a year as the government faces renewed criticism for its patchy adaptation plan.

By Mike Bishara • 8 min read • Last month