All posts by Suzanne Wilkinson
‘Build back better’ sounds great in theory, but does the government really know what it means in practice?
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. In the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins promised to invest billions in disaster-hit communities to “build back better”. But building community and infrastructure resilience will take more than just cash. In our 2018 book, Resilient…
Already under fire politically, Three Waters is also threatened by NZ’s critical shortage of skilled engineers
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. There were nearly 300 water engineer positions advertised on recruitment website Seek last month. The high demand for these specialist engineers bodes ill for the government’s Three Waters reform, which will rely heavily on experts the country currently…
why NZ needs a more resilient construction industry
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. The pandemic has had a considerable impact on all businesses, but New Zealand’s construction sector appears particularly hard hit and is struggling to cope. Firms have failed, prices have gone up, and labour and materials are in short…
4 key lessons from Fiji after the devastation of Cyclone Winston
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. While news from Tonga is still disrupted following the massive undersea eruption and tsunami on January 15, it’s clear the island nation has suffered significant damage to housing stock and infrastructure. Once initial clean-up work is done, the…