Public infrastructure stories
Building owners and insurers in New Zealand can now track structural risk in real time as Mainmark introduces STRAAM for damage assessment.
Growing councils may soon gain new ways to pay for roads and water as a report urges options beyond rates and debt.
Opening of the Waterview Tunnel has slipped by up to three months as safety testing of its complex systems continues.
Councils say tourism growth is straining toilets, roads and car parks, with more than 680 projects worth NZD $1.38 billion in train.
Communities face billions in upgrade costs as local councils seek a single framework linking freshwater standards, funding and affordability.
New Zealand taxpayers could face a heavier bill for roads, schools and hospitals unless migrants are charged to help fund growth.
Nine in ten major government projects are on track or better, though five remain flagged for delivery risks in a GBP £37 billion programme.
In week two of my return to Telecom I found myself in front of the Finance and Expenditure select committee, talking to them about tax.
