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After two internet outages, Chorus fibre finally moved out of reach of Auckland City Rail Link contractors 23 Apr, 2021 05:35 AM 5 minutes to read Artist impression cutaway of Aotea Station and planned tower block. Image / Supplied Businesses in the Auckland CBD should finally be safe from broadband outages - or at least those caused by blundering City Rail Link contractors slicing through fibre laid near the $4.4 billion rail project. "Over the past few nights, techs have prepared an alternative duct route from the Mayoral Drive Exchange and hauled in 300 metres of new 312-...

Contractor accidents have resulted in two extended broadband outages in the Auckland CBD.

Auckland Council reveals details of $452m, 21-level CBD construction project Tue, 9 Mar 2021, 2:53PM This 21-level building is planned to rise above the new station, now being built. Photo / supplied Auckland Council reveals details of $452m, 21-level CBD construction project Tue, 9 Mar 2021, 2:53PM A deal struck by Auckland Council will see a $452 million 21-level office/apartment/retail project rise above the new Aotea train station. In the biggest new project planned for the CBD, Mayor Phil Goff said Panuku Development Auckland would sell an ex-carpa...

Reaction to planned $452m Auckland mega-scheme: Māori pa sites reflected in roof design 9 Mar, 2021 04:40 AM 4 minutes to read Terraced roofing reflecting Māori pa sites, a cut-through laneway beside the Bledisloe Building and stepped design to avoid shading Aotea Square - these are some of the design features of the planned new $452 million Aotea Central. Property chiefs welcomed the 21-level office/apartment/retail project to rise above the new City Rail Link Aotea train station. The architects explained more about the designs too. Scott Pritchard, Property Council of NZ...

Stuff editorial director Mark Stevens reflects on the news company's role in its coverage of Māori. OPINION: I’ve got a personal version of the Stuff Māori mea culpa. It dates back 34 years and was unintentional yet lamentable in its ignorance of things Māori. It happened in my days as editor of the Sunday Star, when on August 29, 1986, I dispatched a team to the East Coast by charter plane to cover the tangi of George Nepia (Ngāti Rākaipaaka), a 19-year-old sensation on the Invincible All Blacks’ tour of 1924-25. The photographer produced an arresting image showing George Nepia...