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NZ will soon have no real interisland rail-ferry link – why are we so bad at infrastructure planning?

InterIslander

4 July 2025

The Cook Strait ferry fiasco is just another symptom of a wider malaise: an inability to deliver, on time and at cost, the infrastructure that keeps the economy moving.

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A West Coast Tasman MP wants a 'mini-version' of the Government's fast-track system, to speed up consent processing
	4 Jul: A West Coast Tasman MP wants a 'mini-version' of the Government's fast-track system, to speed up consent processing... more

Queen Hatshepsut’s statues were destroyed in ancient Egypt – new study challenges the revenge theory
	4 Jul: A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of the power they contained.... more

Central Otago's Cardona Hotel is on the market for the first time in more than a decade
	4 Jul: Central Otago's Cardona Hotel is on the market for the first time in more than a decade... more

How many serious incidents are happening in Australian childcare centres? We don’t really know
	4 Jul: States and territories collect different kinds of information about child safety. So it is hard to know what is going on in childcare centres.... more

Fewer people doesn’t always mean better outcomes for nature – just look at Japan
	4 Jul: Even with fewer people, wildlife has less space and fewer niches to inhabit.... more

War, politics and religion shape wildlife evolution in cities
	4 Jul: Humans change the urban landscape with religious, cultural and political activities, which in turn can influence the evolution of urban animals and plants.... more

Christchurch City Council has taken to the air to understand how storms have changed our coastlines
	4 Jul: Christchurch City Council has taken to the air to understand how storms have changed our coastlines... more

Emergency services have freed a person who was stuck under a tree on Old Mill Rd, in Auckland's Grey Lynn - about 5.15 this evening
	3 Jul: Emergency services have freed a person who was stuck under a tree on Old Mill Rd, in Auckland's Grey Lynn - about 5.15 this evening... more

The worst of Taranaki's weather is over - but there's still more rain to come
	3 Jul: The worst of Taranaki's weather is over - but there's still more rain to come... more

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10 Jun: The Otago Regional Council's admitting further privacy breaches, during an investigation into it sharing the email addresses of hundreds of people +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

09 Jun: A 39-year-old man's turned himself in to Police - and been charged over an alleged hit-and-run on Auckland's North Shore - in which two women and their dogs were injured +++++++++++++++++++

25 Jun: Auckland City's amateurs have held Argentina's professional Boca Juniors to a 1-all Club World Cup draw in Nashville, despite shipping 16 goals from their previous two matches ++++++++++++++++++

13 Jun: Rain has spoiled the party at Mount Hutt this morning ++++++++++++++++++

07 Jun: The search for missing woman 79-year-old Elisabeth has resumed today in Christchurch, after poor weather conditions paused search activity yesterday ++++++++++++++++++

16 Jun: A Christchurch detective is under investigation over allegations of an intimate relationship with a rape complainant +++++++++++++++++

13 Jun: State Highway 3 remains closed through Taranaki's Awakino Gorge following a large mudslide yesterday afternoon ++++++++++++++++

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7 Jul: Samoan national sentenced for migrant exploitation (Stuff.co.nz)

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5 Jul: Insurance companies urge use of takapuna golf course for flood prevention (Stuff.co.nz)

4 Jul: Trump is set to cement a budget-busting legacy, adding to the national debt (Stuff.co.nz)

3 Jul: Trump's budget bill is closer to becoming law - here are the remaining sticking points (BBCWorld)

2 Jul: Heathrow shutdown caused by problem found seven years ago (BBCWorld)

1 Jul: Chief rabbi calls 'vile jew-hatred at glastonbury' a 'national shame' (BBCWorld)

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Entertainment:
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International:
Hundreds of girls were 'living their best life' at Texas summer camp. Then disaster struck 16:27

Law and Order:
Wellington Police have revealed further details of serious injuries sustained by a young Hutt Valley baby 16:17

Law and Order:
In Australia - a jury has indicated it's reached verdicts in the fatal mushroom lunch trial - and is expected to reconvene shortly 16:07

Entertainment:
Emma Roberts would love to play the next murder victim on The White Lotus 16:06

Politics:
The Government says changes to child banking requirement - are one step in its new anti-money laundering regime 15:57

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Scarlett Johansson's beauty brand The Outset has launched skin survival kits in collaboration with her new movie Jurassic World Rebirth 15:36

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Michael Madsen was reportedly struggling with alcohol addiction before his death 15:06

Health & Safety:
Wellington Hospital's trialling cutting maternity and gynaecology beds, to ease ED pressure 14:57

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Paul Simon has successfully undergone surgery for "chronic and intense back pain" 14:36

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