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The 2015 Paris Agreement aimed to limit temperature rises to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, but a recent study invo...
06/02/2024

The 2015 Paris Agreement aimed to limit temperature rises to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, but a recent study involving sea sponges suggests we may have already failed Global mean surface temperatures may have already passed 1.5 °C of warming and could exceed 2 °C by the end of the decade, a paper published in Nature Climate Change suggests. The projections are based on 300 years of ocean temperature records preserved in sclerosponge skeletons from the Caribbean....

The 2015 Paris Agreement aimed to limit temperature rises to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, but a recent study involving sea sponges suggests we may have already failed echo adrotate_group(33, 0, 0, 0); Global mean surface temperatures may have already passed 1.5 °C of warming and could excee...

An independent review into Wellington Water, the company which manages water assets on behalf of five of the Region's co...
06/02/2024

An independent review into Wellington Water, the company which manages water assets on behalf of five of the Region's councils, has identified several opportunities to improve its performance Carried out by FieldForce4, the independent review was initiated by a resolution of Wellington City Council’s Long-term Plan Finance and Performance Committee. Agreement was reached to increase operating expense funding to Wellington Water by $2.3 million, contingent on the conducting a review of the company to enhance efficiency, identify cost savings, and improve transparency and reporting....

An independent review into Wellington Water, the company which manages water assets on behalf of five of the Region’s councils, has identified several opportunities to improve its performance echo adrotate_group(33, 0, 0, 0); Carried out by FieldForce4, the independent review was initiated by a re...

A new Te Waihanga report shines a light on projects often costing more than expected, looking at past changes in constru...
30/01/2024

A new Te Waihanga report shines a light on projects often costing more than expected, looking at past changes in construction wages and prices for five key infrastructure construction materials Why do construction input costs change? analyses several decades of price data for construction inputs to understand how they are affected by both global and local factors. The report finds that infrastructure providers have limited control over their input prices....

A new Te Waihanga report shines a light on projects often costing more than expected, looking at past changes in construction wages and prices for five key infrastructure construction materials echo adrotate_group(33, 0, 0, 0); Why do construction input costs change? Continue →

The infrastructure sector makes up 4.7% of New Zealand's total workforce, a new Te Waihanga report finds, but what exact...
30/01/2024

The infrastructure sector makes up 4.7% of New Zealand's total workforce, a new Te Waihanga report finds, but what exactly does this look like? Who's working in infrastructure? A baseline report provides the first comprehensive baseline analysis of New Zealand’s infrastructure workforce. “You can’t plan for the future if you don’t have a sense of the size and make-up of your current workforce,” says Te Waihanga Director of Economics Peter Nunns....

The infrastructure sector makes up 4.7% of New Zealand’s total workforce, a new Te Waihanga report finds, but what exactly does this look like? Continue →

The ‘Digital Guidance Suite’, or DigiGuide, is available to download for free, to help those working in the built enviro...
23/01/2024

The ‘Digital Guidance Suite’, or DigiGuide, is available to download for free, to help those working in the built environment to get on the same page when it comes to digital strategies and Building Information Management (BIM) processes The documents include a Value Case for digital first strategies and the New Zealand Handbook for BIM processes. These have come out of the ‘Digital BIM Guidance Project’ led by the New Zealand Institute of Building and the BIMinNZ Steering Group with input from a broad range of construction and infrastructure industry subject matter experts....

The ‘Digital Guidance Suite’, or DigiGuide, is available to download for free, to help those working in the built environment to get on the same page when it comes to digital strategies and Building Information Management (BIM) processes echo adrotate_group(33, 0, 0, 0); The documents include a ...

No one is asking for a Japanese bullet train, but their standard 160km/h services on the other hand already run on the s...
23/01/2024

No one is asking for a Japanese bullet train, but their standard 160km/h services on the other hand already run on the same narrow gauge as New Zealand - it wouldn't be hard or expensive to do here, transport commentator Ben Ross says The idea of hourly inter-city passenger train services between Auckland to Hamilton, and every two hours out to Tauranga, is not so farfetched....

No one is asking for a Japanese bullet train, but their standard 160km/h services on the other hand already run on the same narrow gauge as New Zealand – it wouldn’t be hard or expensive to do here, transport commentator Ben Ross says echo adrotate_group(33, 0, 0, 0); The idea of hourly inter-ci...

More than 100 recommendations have been made to strengthen New Zealand's democracy and the effectiveness of parliament, ...
16/01/2024

More than 100 recommendations have been made to strengthen New Zealand's democracy and the effectiveness of parliament, some of which have already been ruled out the current government - one that is still on the table is a four-year electoral cycle When New Zealand moved to the MMP system in 1993, setting the number of seats in parliament to 120, its population was just over 3.5 million....

More than 100 recommendations have been made to strengthen New Zealand’s democracy and the effectiveness of parliament, some of which have already been ruled out the current government – one that is still on the table is a four-year electoral cycle echo adrotate_group(33, 0, 0, 0); When New Zeal...

Light rail was a key part of Labour’s policy platform when they were elected to office in 2017 - they were even handed a...
15/01/2024

Light rail was a key part of Labour’s policy platform when they were elected to office in 2017 - they were even handed a scheme by Auckland Transport that had seen significant design work already undertaken, yet in six years nothing was achieved and the project has been cancelled, Greater Auckland's Matt Lowrie says I continue to feel disappointed and frustrated at the previous government for botching this project so badly that it was further from becoming a reality in 2023 than it was when they took it over in 2017....

Light rail was a key part of Labour’s policy platform when they were elected to office in 2017 – they were even handed a scheme by Auckland Transport that had seen significant design work already undertaken, yet in six years nothing was achieved and the project has been cancelled, Greater Auckla...

Once again New Zealand's rail network is under existential threat, warns Michael van Drogenbroek, following the new Gove...
19/12/2023

Once again New Zealand's rail network is under existential threat, warns Michael van Drogenbroek, following the new Government's decision to pull the plug on ferries that would have provided a seamless freight connection between the North and South Islands I am sure the cancellation of the Interisland Project IREX has come as a big shock to many – but really is it such a shock?...

Once again New Zealand’s rail network is under existential threat, warns Michael van Drogenbroek, following the new Government’s decision to pull the plug on ferries that would have provided a seamless freight connection between the North and South Islands echo adrotate_group(33, 0, 0, 0); I am ...

Almost all councils have now seen the initial level of investment required over the next 10 years as part of long-term p...
19/12/2023

Almost all councils have now seen the initial level of investment required over the next 10 years as part of long-term planning, with many considering double-digit rates rises Providing for community needs from infrastructure is a massive challenge that is not being met and without a longer-term and committed plan of investment in old and new infrastructure, our assets will continue to decline, says Gary Porteous, Āpōpō....

Almost all councils have now seen the initial level of investment required over the next 10 years as part of long-term planning, with many considering double-digit rates rises echo adrotate_group(33, 0, 0, 0); Providing for community needs from infrastructure is a massive challenge that is not being...

While the new government puts the brakes on light rail in Auckland, Sydney is steaming ahead with its new 24-kilometre m...
19/12/2023

While the new government puts the brakes on light rail in Auckland, Sydney is steaming ahead with its new 24-kilometre metro line and is making plans for extra stations to encourage tens of thousands of new houses Contruction of the Sydney Metro West started in 2020 and when completed in 2032 it will connect Greater Parramatta and the Sydney CBD....

While the new government puts the brakes on light rail in Auckland, Sydney is steaming ahead with its new 24-kilometre metro line and is making plans for extra stations to encourage tens of thousands of new houses echo adrotate_group(33, 0, 0, 0); Contruction of the Sydney Metro West started in 2020...

The newly elected Government intends to re-introduce 90-day employment trial periods, but is this a good and commerciall...
12/12/2023

The newly elected Government intends to re-introduce 90-day employment trial periods, but is this a good and commercially safe way for employers to take on new personnel? 90-day trial periods have been in place previously for employers to assess new employees for suitability. They give new employees the opportunity to prove themselves, their skills, experience, and other attributes. For the 564,000 small to medium sized enterprise (SME) businesses that employ twenty or less employees and represent 97% of businesses in NZ, the implementation of the 90-day trial period can be a challenge....

The newly elected Government intends to re-introduce 90-day employment trial periods, but is this a good and commercially safe way for employers to take on new personnel? Continue →

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