Climate resilience stories
Extreme heat, flooding and grid strain could knock critical UK hosting services offline, Krystal warns, as older sites face rising climate pressure.
A £9 billion exposure to major space weather events is prompting earlier warnings for flights, GPS users and the electricity grid.
Climate resilience is becoming a business priority as tech firms warn of rising risks from AI data centres, e-waste and supply chains.
Regional mobile services generated USD $1 trillion in economic value in 2025, but growth now hinges on AI, trust, resilience and sovereignty.
Greater access to clean electricity is now seen as crucial if operators are to keep emissions falling while data use keeps rising.
Growing use of cloud and AI is driving demand for local processing, as the sector warns New Zealand risks relying on offshore systems.
Ratepayers could face a major shake-up by 2028, as officials assess ten South Island council reorganisation plans now on the government's desk.
Residents were warned too late as Ohakune's reservoir emptied, leaving businesses and households without water on a busy winter weekend.
As climate shocks intensify, cities can cut outages and delays by linking water, power and transport into one view.
The sector's 10,000-worker shortfall could widen unless more students see water jobs beyond engineering, Water New Zealand says.
With more than 600 delegates expected, the event will put transport, procurement and pipeline concerns in front of election-year politicians.
Canterbury households could face higher power bills as regulators test whether Orion's NZD $1.51 billion network spend is justified.
Consensus remained broad, but party MPs still clashed over who should pay for long-term works and how to curb costly overdesign.
Residents could see faster flood protection decisions as the councils pursue urgent works now while weighing South Dunedin's long-term climate response.
The first 26-kilometre stretch is due to open in 2033, after the Government closed a NZD $3.649 billion deal for the route.
Storm losses are accelerating investment in automation as Hawkes Bay orchards prepare to lift fruit throughput and exports amid rising demand.
Weather-related outages are pushing technology firms to treat resilience as vital as emissions cuts, with connectivity now a business continuity issue.
Grant funding will back New Zealand groups tackling climate risk and inclusion, as QBE links recovery support to stronger resilience.
Nearly half of the shorelines studied now see floods that once struck annually only every century, as greenhouse gases reshape coastal risk.
New Zealand’s electrification push is being slowed by a shortage of skilled electricians, leaving households and firms exposed to higher costs and outages.