Fast-track approval has been granted for New Zealand’s largest wind farm project. Contact Energy lodged a substantive application for the Southland Windfarm in August 2025. The
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The completion of repair work at Devil’s Elbow on State Highway 2 (SH2) marks the end of Cyclone Gabrielle recovery work in the Napier to Wairoa
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The Government will today introduce legislation to amend the Resource Management Act and reduce the minimum housing capacity required for Auckland Council’s Plan Change 120, Housing
Read moreIntroduction Good afternoon. Thank you, Brett, for the introduction and everyone for the warm welcome. I am excited to be here to talk with you today
Read moreAround 1,500 new homes are set to be built as part of the new Te Awa Lakes development thanks to the Government approving the use of
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The number of electric vehicle (EV) public chargers around New Zealand will more than double thanks to $52.7 million in zero-interest loans from the Government and
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A major transport upgrade for the Western Bay of Plenty has received Fast-track approval, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop says. NZTA lodged its application in August 2025
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A structural steel manufacturing plant that will help build the future of New Zealand’s infrastructure has been approved through Fast-track. National Green Steel Limited lodged its
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Here’s what you may have missed this week. Please share it around. Half of Labour’s $60b COVID spend not spent on pandemic The Royal Commission of
Read moreHere’s what you may have missed this week. 1.Boom! Tourism drives billions into New Zealand economy New Zealand’s tourism sector is booming, driving billions into the
Read moreApplications have opened for the first round of the Government’s Flexible Fund, paving the way for up to 770 new social homes and affordable rentals for
Read moreClick on the Sign-Up button below to subscribe to Chris Bishop's Friday Top 5 Here’s what you may have missed this week. 1. More protection for
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The Government is continuing its work to fix the basics of New Zealand’s transport system, with public consultation opening today on two packages of practical rule
Read moreA new residential development is set to deliver more homes and an economic boost for Hawke’s Bay following the Fast-track approval of the Arataki subdivision in
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Read moreInfrastructure Minister Chris Bishop has welcomed the Fast-track approval of thousands of new homes and a major economic boost in Queenstown. RCL Homestead Bay Limited lodged
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The Government will amend the Resource Management Act to reduce the minimum housing capacity required for Auckland Council’s Plan Change 120 from just over 2 million
Read moreInfrastructure Minister Chris Bishop today welcomed the release of the National Infrastructure Plan and tabled it in Parliament. “New Zealand’s future prosperity depends on high quality
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