Wellington stories
Auckland businesses will gain more colocation capacity next year, as the New Zealand-owned operator adds a second site on the North Shore.
New data centre builds in six New Zealand zones should gain faster links to offshore customers as EonFibre packages site-to-cable connectivity.
Local activists say the planned sale could reduce Wellington's already scarce public housing, with more than 600 households waiting for homes.
Annual ownership costs for a median home have fallen to about 35 per cent of household income, narrowing the gap with rent to a two-and-a-half-year low.
Passenger rail incidents have risen sharply, with KiwiRail's rate of trains passing red lights now more than triple the benchmark.
Rising demand from smaller firms has pushed more than 1,000 part-time senior executives into New Zealand businesses, with AI roles growing fast.
More than a fifth of Wellington region accounts are in arrears, adding pressure on Tiaki Wai as second bills go out next month.
Passengers face a month of rail disruption this summer, with only 44% of Wairarapa Line services running on time in August.
Councils face around $50 billion of water upgrades over the next decade, as ring-fenced funding finally tackles decades of neglect.
Residents face higher Wellington water bills after the Commerce Commission said Tiaki Wai's costs still justify rises and no cap is needed now.
Wellington households face mounting pressure as fixing ageing pipes could add more than $80,000 to each ratepayer over 25 years.
Housing groups say the move could leave Wellington's public-housing shortage worse, as more than 600 households wait for a home.
Lower prices are drawing investors back to Auckland, but weak rents, higher costs and modest capital growth are limiting the appeal.
The rise has pushed cocaine to its highest share of workplace drug positives in a year, with Auckland's North Shore hit hardest.
Home sellers face weaker demand as QV says buyers have the upper hand and the average New Zealand house value has slipped to $892,580.
Rents are expected to stay subdued despite the election, as weak demand, ample supply and household finances continue to cap increases.
The finalist nod comes after Talent New Zealand lifted management profit 3,691% as Smith diversified the business beyond traditional recruitment.
Higher mortgage costs and uncertainty have kept turnover weak, with August deals down 11.6% year on year and values still subdued.
Buyers still have the upper hand as the national Home Value Index slipped 0.3% in September, leaving values 1.3% below a year earlier.
The expansion could create up to 1,000 jobs and take the chain beyond 100 sites nationwide over the next five years.
