Following the release of the 2013 census population information, Waugh Infrastructure reviews the summary population growth information for each local authority in New Zealand and constructs a summary table from the information provided by Statistics NZ. We look at which Councils is growing, which Councils has population decline, and …
Asset Management Planning and the Importance of NZ Census Data
Further to my previous post, New Zealand Census 2013, more information had since been released by Statistics NZ. The release schedule for the 2013 Census information has been provided by Statistics NZ. Most significant for territorial authorities the Regional Summary Tables were released on 3rd December 2013. These Excel …
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Auckland Ranked 10th Most Liveable City in the World 2013
The Economist Magazine and Economist Intelligence Unit complete a number of studies each year, one of which is the City Liveability Index shown in the chart above. Auckland, New Zealand is scored as the 10th highest in the world, which must be good news for Auckland Council who has the vision of working towards being the worlds …
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Cayman Islands, 100th Country for Waugh Infrastructure Management Site
The visitors to Waugh Infrastructure Management website have been steadily growing and as of publishing this post, we have had visitors from 100 countries. The beautiful Cayman Islands was the 100th country to visit. The amount of international interest shown has been very encouraging, and this is also flowing into Inframanage.com …
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Welcome to 2014
It is the middle of summer here in New Zealand and traditionally everyone takes extended summer holidays (vacation) over the Christmas and New Year period. I have had a good break and are now back to work. I trust all the readers of this blog had a very happy Christmas and New Year. I don't know about you, but the last part of …
Asset Management – Group Volunteers Clean Detroit’s Open Spaces
Let me share a very interesting video of a group who cleans Detroit's parks and open spaces. They are known as the 'Mower Gang'. If you could recall, I wrote on Detroit bankruptcy, and its possible implications for infrastructure management. I also mentioned in the Ingenium 2013 Conference Paper Series on the future of …
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Infrastructure Management Forecasting the Changes to 2030 – Conclusion
The final video (11th of 11 Videos) summarises the points discussed in the first ten videos. Ross mentions more insights as he briefly goes through the specific topics. To view this video, please CLICK on the image above or head on over to Inframanage.com. In June 2013, I delivered my paper Infrastructure Management - …
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New Zealand Census 2013 Usually Resident Population Released 15 October
The New Zealand Census information is used by infrastructure management professionals in New Zealand to assist with the analysis of future demand and predicting overall changes in demand. The last census data available is 2006, with the scheduled 2011 Census abandoned as a result of the Christchurch Earthquakes. In March 2013 the …
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Infrastructure Management – Resolving the Budget-Level of Service-Risk Triangle
This video covers Resolving the Budget-Level of Service-Risk Triangle and is the 10th video of 11 in the series. To view this video, please CLICK on the image above or head over to Inframanage.com. I will not be cross-posting the video here on Waugh Blog. In June 2013, I delivered my paper Infrastructure Management - …
Infrastructure Management – Future Implications for Parks and Property
This video covers Future Implications for Parks and Property and is the 9th video of 11 in the series. To view this video please CLICK on the image above or head on over to Inframanage.com. I will not be cross-posting the video here on Waugh Blog. In June 2013, I delivered my paper Infrastructure Management - …
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Future Implications Utilities – Infrastructure Management Forecasting
Video 8 of 11 The video above is the eighth of 11 videos. It covers Section 9.0 of the conference paper - Future Implications - Utilities This video was first published on the blog of Inframanage - Resources for Infrastructure Management Professionals site. In June 2013, I delivered my paper Infrastructure Management - …
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Infrastructure Management Planning – Future Implications Transportation
Video 7 of 11 The video above is the seventh of 11 videos. It covers Section 8.0 of the conference paper - Future Implications - Transportation This video was first published on the blog of Inframanage - Resources for Infrastructure Management Site. This video and Section 8.0 of the paper introduce the concept of 'Scooter Zones' …
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Infrastructure Management – Finnish and Swedish Integrated Urban Planning
Video 6 of 11 The video above is the sixth of 11 videos. It covers additional information on Finnish and Swedish integrated urban planning examples to support Section 7.0 of the conference paper - Future Implications, City and District Planning This video was first published on the blog of Inframanage - Resources for Infrastructure …
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