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'This is not a future problem': Canterbury needs infrastructure now, say mayors (opens the original)
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Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon wants central government to contribute more directly, including paying rates on the services it uses and sharing GST revenue with councils. Canterbury is growing because people want to work there. Businesses want to invest there. And the region offers something increasingly difficult to find elsewhere: economic opportunity. “People are looking at the opportunities here for employment,” says Canterbury Regional Council chairman Deon Swiggs. With Canterbury’s unemploym
How Canterbury can help solve New Zealand’s electricity crunch (opens the original)
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When Dave Maslin returned home to New Zealand after 21 years working on energy projects in Asia and Australia he was surprised to see how little the local electricity system had changed in that time. Maslin, who is director of power and energy for professional services firm WSP, says he saw overseas electricity markets grow while he was away. “New Zealand had about 15 years of zero growth in electricity. That’s not only zero growth, but stagnation in terms of capacity, capability and vision.” He
How Christchurch helped Armstrong build a billion-dollar car group (opens the original)
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Now an automotive giant with operations in Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington and Auckland employing more than 750 people, when boss Rick Armstrong set up shop in 1993, it was with 37 used cars. Today, the automotive business has annual revenue of more than $1 billion and operations spanning vehicle sales and distribution to online auctions, finance and property. “I had managed to finish my apprenticeship as an upholsterer and figured that wasn’t my future,” Armstrong recalls. “I really liked car
NZ data sovereignty: Who controls the infrastructure behind AI? (opens the original)
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New Zealand’s fibre and wireless networks, data centres, cloud services and cybersecurity are now every bit as vital as roads, water and electricity. Photo / 123rf Essential infrastructure does not always involve concrete, steel or bitumen. New Zealand’s fibre and wireless networks, data centres, cloud services and cybersecurity are now every bit as vital as roads, water and electricity. While civil engineering assets remain important, the digital backbone represents the nation’s economic future
'We’re walking a line': Vector plans $10b power network investment (opens the original)
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Peter Ryan, Vector chief operating officer – electricity, gas and fibre. Auckland’s electricity network is preparing for a future shaped by electric vehicles, data centres, public transport electrification and growing demand from homes and businesses. Meeting that demand requires billions of dollars of infrastructure investment. The challenge facing Vector, Auckland’s lines company, is deciding where and when to spend the money. Vector chief operating officer – electricity, gas and fibre Peter R
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