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Category: New Zealand news
Project Spotlight: Te Ara o Te Ata – Mt Messenger Bypass
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The $280m Mt Messenger Bypass project is a new 6km highway that will provide a safer route for commuters travelling in Taranaki, New Zealand.
NZ Budget 2025: A Slow Burn, Not a Spark for Infrastructure Investement
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The 2025 New Zealand Budget has landed with few surprises for the infrastructure sector focusing on upgrades and maintenance over new projects.
Northland Expressway: Emerging preferred corridor from Te Hana to Whangārei announced
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NZTA has confirmed the emerging preferred corridor from Te Hana to Whangārei as part of the Northland Expressway.
NZ’s Engineering firms lose 1,200 people in 12 months amid major slowdown in infrastructure
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A major slowdown in infrastructure work in New Zealand is impacting businesses and employees with redundancies on the rise.
Waitematā Harbour Crossing – NZ Governement commits to building a new crossing
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The Government has laid out next steps in New Zealand’s road toward building another crossing for Waitematā Harbour.
NZ eases immigration rules while engineering redundacies continue
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The New Zealand government is easing hiring of skilled workers from overseas, but with the economy slowing, it may be too little, too late.
Funding confirmed for Waikare Gorge realignment
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Cabinet has confirmed funding will be provided by the Crown to the NZ Transport Agency to deliver the Waikare Gorge realignment project.
Tunnelling begins at site of Mt Messenger Bypass
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Tunnelling has begun this week at the Te Ara o Te Ata – Mt Messenger Bypass project in North Taranaki.
Decline in engineering roles in New Zealand as infrastructure pipeline dries up
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Engineering New Zealand is deeply concerned about the decline in engineering roles in New Zealand as the pipeline of work all but dries up.
Brett Gliddon appointed NZ Transport Agency Chief Executive
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The NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) Board has appointed Group General Manager Transport Services, Brett Gliddon.
Funding confirmed for second Ashburton Bridge in Canterbury
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Construction of a second Ashburton Bridge will be going ahead in 2026 after the project has been listed in the Fast Track Approvals Bill.
