Infrastructure Issues In New Zealand
Fran O'Sullivan: Fears grow we're selling the golden goose
The New Zealand Herald
27 July 2010
27 July 2010
The Labour Government's blocking of a Canadian attempt to buy into Auckland Airport sparked the foreign investment review. Photo / Martin Sykes Realpolitik dictates that neither John Key nor Bill English will be quite so blunt - or stupid - as to admit straight up that the decision to order a second-round...More>
Ferrymead Bridge work to begin
Christchurch City Council
27 July 2010
27 July 2010
The Christchurch City Council has announced the Ferrymead Bridge widening and strengthening project will be awarded to HEB Structures with work expected to commence in...More>
Minister sees economy as rebalancing
The National Business Review
22 July 2010
22 July 2010
The economy is showing positive signs of rebalancing with reducing household debt and growth in the tradeables sector, Finance Minister Bill English...More>
Private plan for city school?
Waikato Times
22 July 2010
22 July 2010
A proposed secondary school in Hamilton's northern suburbs could be one of the first in the country built by the private sector. Infrastructure Minister Bill English yesterday announced that a tender process for public-private partnerships (PPPs) in as many as six new schools could begin next...More>
Aussie companies eye up school projects
3 News
21 July 2010
21 July 2010
Australian companies are lining up for a piece of the action as the Government moves towards public-private partnerships (PPPs) to build and maintain new...More>
Govt pushes on with PPPs
The New Zealand Herald
21 July 2010
21 July 2010
Infrastructure Minister Bill English. Photo / Rotorua Daily Post The Government has taken another step towards public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the building and maintenance of schools, but education union NZEI says the only winners will be the companies...More>
Lines companies in good position for network-building
The New Zealand Herald
21 July 2010
21 July 2010
Ken Sutherland, CEO of Unison. Photo / Hawke's Bay Today A freezer capable of turning itself on and off to take advantage of cheap power rates. A home heating system monitored and controlled remotely over the...More>
Water stoush looms for councils
The Southland Times
19 July 2010
19 July 2010
Invercargill City councillors are sporting for a fight with Environment Southland to secure water supply rights. The infrastructure and services committee yesterday agreed to summon Environment Southland representatives to the council to explain how changes to the water plan will impact on city...More>
Australian business election wish list
The Southland Times
18 July 2010
18 July 2010
Truth, respect and new tax cuts are what Australian business wants out of the country's federal election campaign. As both major parties hit the hustings, business and industry leaders lined up to deliver their wish list ahead of the...More>
Orcon's unbundling rolls on
The Southland Times
18 July 2010
18 July 2010
State-owned telco Orcon has unbundled three more Telecom exchanges in Auckland and plans to unbundle a further 50 before the end of the year with Compass and...More>
Fibre-optic cable headed for your sewer pipes
The Southland Times
18 July 2010
18 July 2010
New Zealand homes and businesses could soon be getting ultrafast broadband through their sewer pipes. The Government is gearing up to select firms to demonstrate various methods for deploying the fibre-optic cable that will be rolled out under its...More>
John Key's speech to the National Party convention
The New Zealand Herald
17 July 2010
17 July 2010
File photo / Brett Phibbs Ladies and Gentlemen, fellow National Party members, it's wonderful to see you! I'm proud to be here as Prime Minister. I'm proud to be the leader of this great...More>
PM proposes Chinese role in broadband plan
The New Zealand Herald
11 July 2010
11 July 2010
Photo / Kenny Rodger Prime Minister John Key yesterday tipped Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei as a potential partner in the Government's $1.5 billion ultra-fast broadband project as he pointed to joint ventures as the way forward for Chinese investment in this...More>
Kiwis blind to fibre's potential, says expert
The New Zealand Herald
5 July 2010
5 July 2010
Cisco NZ chief executive Geoff Lawrie (right). Photo / Paul Estcourt The Government is set to come good on an election promise to build a billion-dollar high-speed broadband network but few New Zealanders have any understanding of what it is to live in a high-speed broadband world, says an industry...More>
Federated Farmers sets up own telco
The Southland Times
4 July 2010
4 July 2010
Federated Farmers has set up a telecommunications company, FedzTel, hoping to provide broadband to rural communities. President Don Nicolson envisages Fedztel will partner with existing network infrastructure...More>
Joyce reveals rural broadband contenders
The National Business Review
29 June 2010
29 June 2010
A partial list of the 39 parties vying for the governments $300 million rural broadband initiative (RBI) has been revealed for the first time. The RBI, which is a separate project to the urban focused...More>
Two worlds of the farmer-turned-lobbyist
The Southland Times
29 June 2010
29 June 2010
In a sixth-floor office of a central Wellington building, a man pecks away on a computer, trying to explain what impact the emissions trading scheme will have on...More>
Telstra on lookout for companies with software capabilities
The Southland Times
28 June 2010
28 June 2010
Telstra will consider acquiring companies with product development and software capabilities, as it reorients itself away from telecommunications engineering to focus on customer services and digital households, its chief executive, David Thodey,...More>
Time for debate on how to use fast broadband
The New Zealand Herald
28 June 2010
28 June 2010
The New Zealand Government has committed more than $1 billion towards building a high-speed broadband network. Photo / Natalie Slade New Zealand should be debating how it will use the additional capacity delivered by the Government-backed ultra-fast broadband network to get the most out of the investment,...More>
TelstraClear's cable networks orphaned by NBN move
The Southland Times
27 June 2010
27 June 2010
TelstraClear says its investment in its Inhome cable networks in Wellington and Christchurch has not been undermined by parent Telstra's decision to decommission its cable networks in Australia as part of its A$11 billion (NZ...More>
'NZ Inc' to gain from RuralZone
The Southland Times
27 June 2010
27 June 2010
Telecom's Gen-i is likely to apply for Government funding to help set up its RuralZone internet portal, which will provide a single, web-based repository for farmers to store and share farm...More>
NZTA appoints contractors for Waitemata Harbour Crossing study
Auckland Regional Transport Authority
25 June 2010
25 June 2010
NZ Transport Agency Media Release The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA), in partnership with KiwiRail, has appointed professional advisers who will carry out an independent evaluation of options for an additional Waitemata Harbour...More>
Monster ship strategy delayed to August
The Southland Times
23 June 2010
23 June 2010
Monster cargo ships are a monster challenge when it comes to writing a national strategy on how to speed their visits to New Zealand, the Shippers Council is...More>
Court test 'impossible hurdle' for power firms | Stuff.co.nz
Taranaki Daily News
21 June 2010
21 June 2010
The Environment Court has put "an impossible hurdle" in front of every electricity company wanting to build new power stations, the High Court has been...More>