Morning rural news

Morning rural news

From Rural News by RNZ

May 28, 2026 · 4 min

About this episode

The episode covers the latest rural news including significant funding for infrastructure resilience projects.

The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke. *State Highway 2 through the Waioweka Gorge and the Awakino Gorge have been earmarked for $400 million dollars set aside for resilience projects to critical routes.

People in this episode

Host: Gianina Schwanecke

Topics covered

  • rural news
  • infrastructure
  • resilience projects
  • transportation
  • New Zealand

Keywords

  • rural news
  • infrastructure
  • State Highway 2
  • Waioweka Gorge
  • Awakino Gorge
  • resilience projects
  • Gianina Schwanecke

Mentioned in this episode

Places: State Highway 2, Waioweka Gorge, Awakino Gorge

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