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Water New Zealand hails STEM subjects to ease skills gap
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Water New Zealand hails STEM subjects to ease skills gap

about 10 hours ago

The sector's 10,000-worker shortfall could widen unless more students see water jobs beyond engineering, Water New Zealand says.

Sean Mitchell
SEAN MITCHELL Publisher
New Zealand Labour Party

Civil Contractors New Zealand conference heads to Wellington

With more than 600 delegates expected, the event will put transport, procurement and pipeline concerns in front of election-year politicians.

about 10 hours ago · Sean Mitchell
New Zealand Labour Party

Opportunity seeks law for New Zealand infrastructure plan

Long-term asset upkeep would take priority under a plan aimed at shielding New Zealand infrastructure from election-cycle politics and funding gaps.

about 16 hours ago · Sean Mitchell
Auckland Transport

Auckland City Rail Link set to open on 13 September

After years of disruption, passengers will gain quicker journeys and better city access when the underground rail link begins service on 13 September.

3 days ago · Sean Mitchell
New Zealand Labour Party

Politicians across party lines call for end to stop-start infrastructure investment

Consensus remained broad, but party MPs still clashed over who should pay for long-term works and how to curb costly overdesign.

4 days ago · RNZ
Cloud Storage

HomeVault launches AI property records platform globally

Missing warranties and compliance papers could now delay claims and sales less often, as the New Zealand startup takes its property records tool worldwide.

7 days ago · Mark Tarre
Climate change

South Dunedin councils split flood plan into two tracks

Residents could see faster flood protection decisions as the councils pursue urgent works now while weighing South Dunedin's long-term climate response.

12 days ago · Sean Mitchell

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