Urban Planning stories
Native bird numbers and water quality have improved in Palmerston North after a 16-year community planting effort won national recognition.
Councils across Australia and New Zealand could cut street-light bills by USD $120 million a year as new specs ease LED procurement.
A government-commissioned report says land rules may account for up to 56 per cent of an average home's price, worsening affordability.
Residents on a no-exit road were reconnected within 20 hours after the Waikato District Alliance speeded up emergency roading responses.
Businesses are being invited to shape Sydney Metro West, which aims to link Parramatta and the Sydney CBD and attract market input.
New research links New Zealand’s low step counts to higher obesity risk, with women most affected by activity gaps across the population.
The funding will bring forward 10,500 homes in north-west Auckland, but Mayor Phil Goff says the city still needs billions more to cope with growth.
Better planning and delivery are still needed as New Zealand’s housing and transport gaps far exceed the government’s NZD $1 billion funding boost.
Faster infrastructure spending could bring 60,000 homes forward by up to eight years in New Zealand’s fastest-growing cities.
Up to 60,000 new homes could be built years earlier after the government backed roads and waterworks in five fast-growing councils.
Safer streets and lower running costs are among the gains researchers say connected sensors could bring to New Zealand's urban centres.
Christchurch motorists should see congestion ease as the USD $112 million Russley Road upgrade is set to open months early next year.
Commuters faced delays almost as soon as Auckland’s NZD $1.4 billion Waterview Tunnel opened, as curious motorists swamped the route.
A lack of awareness is slowing investment, even though just nine IoT uses could add NZD $2.2 billion to New Zealand’s economy over 10 years.
Commuters should still expect disruptions as crews remove roadway and build support structures, but one lane each way will stay open.
Rising housing pressure and ageing assets are forcing councils to seek new funding tools as LGNZ urges election contenders to back infrastructure renewal.
Seventeen council projects have made the cut for LGNZ's Excellence Awards, highlighting work that is already improving services, the environment and jobs.
Limited housing growth in Auckland is being blamed on poor infrastructure funding, with the OECD urging new ways to pay for public works.
A coordinated overhaul could unlock more homes in Auckland, after a taskforce report highlighted the barriers holding back development.
The opening will complete most of Auckland’s Western Ring Route, giving commuters and freight a faster link across the city from early July.
