Infrastructure lessons from around New Zealand: Renewing the Cook Strait cablesInfrastructure lessons from around New Zealand: Renewing the Cook Strait cables

Infrastructure lessons from around New Zealand: Renewing the Cook Strait cables

PUBLISHED 27 JULY 2026

Our latest ‘Infrastructure lessons from around New Zealand’ case study explores how Transpower is planning the renewal of the Cook Strait high voltage direct current (HVDC) cables.

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Flood damage to infrastructure is expected to grow
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PUBLISHED 9 JULY 2026
Flood damage to infrastructure is expected to grow

New research by Earth Sciences New Zealand, commissioned by Te Waihanga, explores how flood damage to infrastructure could change under different climate scenarios. It shows that, across the scenarios modelled, flood damage is expected to increase over the coming decades, with the impacts felt unevenly across the country.