Auckland stories
Female enrolments at Manukau Institute of Technology’s new transport course are helping tackle a driver shortage that has hit freight operators hard.
Planning decisions in Auckland will now be based on data processed in two days rather than months, as the council moves its portal to AWS Cloud.
Poor records and vague lease terms are fuelling end-of-tenancy make good disputes, with one Auckland case reaching USD $10 million.
Auckland and Wellington compete closely for top wages in NZ, but IT remains the highest earning industry with average salaries at NZD $112,811.
A New Zealand freight firm has been fined NZD $506,300 after a worker was crushed by falling pallets during forklift unloading in Auckland.
Record transport spending will not ease congestion or housing shortages fast enough, according to Infrastructure New Zealand, which says funding still lags Australia.
Civil firms fear a USD $2 billion lull in work could push skills and equipment overseas before rapid transit projects begin.
Auckland nanofibre maker Revolution Fibres is tripling output as renewed aerospace certification opens doors to wider international demand.
Auckland Transport's 10-year plan, with a budget of NZD $28 billion, underscores intelligent transport technology as crucial for future transport solutions.
Corrosion is costing New Zealand more than NZD $10 billion a year, prompting engineers to seek practical fixes at a New Plymouth workshop.
Confidence has climbed past pre-election levels, with survey respondents expecting house prices to rise in every market over the next year.
Delegates at the Auckland expo will hear how tighter energy management could cut costs as New Zealand faces looming climate targets.
Councils are reluctant to fund growth infrastructure because central government captures the tax gains, an infrastructure expert says.
Women remain under-represented in senior roles, prompting the sector to back a summit aimed at widening the leadership pipeline.
1 year ago Auckland businesses were feeling relatively optimistic about the economy, but fast-forward to the present and that has drastically changed.
Judges will narrow the field on 7 August, with winners of New Zealand’s only timber design awards to be unveiled at an Auckland gala in September.
Foreign capital now dominates New Zealand’s biggest commercial property deals, as domestic investment fell 77% to GBP £400 million in 2017.
Specialised procurement is being urged to keep NZD $42 billion in capital spending on schedule, as costs could rise if projects are poorly sequenced.
New pullers and cordless pumps shown in Auckland could cut maintenance time and let one worker safely handle jobs once needing two.
Investor confidence has recovered to September 2017 levels, even as online retail growth and flexible offices reshape New Zealand property demand.
