Health and Wellbeing stories
Sustainability and wellbeing are reshaping workplaces, with firms adopting greener materials, softer palettes and more homely layouts.
A three-year industry-backed push aims to cut serious injuries and deaths in New Zealand retail and supply chains through common safety standards.
Wrongly chosen greenwalls can add maintenance costs or even fire risk, with some popular options offering none of the living-plant benefits.
Evidence from a New Zealand office trial could help landlords justify spending on healthier workspaces, with plants only part of the picture.
The strategy aims to cut workplace harm and could save hundreds of Kiwi lives lost each year to health risks.
New rules are set to steer developers towards better connectivity, data use and planning across greenfield sites, precincts and campuses.
Thirteen finalists have been shortlisted for national recognition after a record number of entries to the 2018 Site Safe awards.
Small businesses can now draft compliant health and wellbeing rules in minutes, with the free builder designed to save time and cut legal hassle.
A shift away from paperwork-heavy compliance is driving talks on smarter safety practice and chemical risk at Safety 360 in Auckland.
Farmers face higher injury and illness risks during calving unless teams plan ahead for fatigue, hygiene and safe cattle handling.
The revised standard aims to speed approvals for volume builders while reducing compliance costs and lifting the quality of new homes.
Auckland’s new bus network is expected to make shopping centres easier to reach, boosting footfall and broadening travel options for customers.
A new filling system has eliminated strain injuries for OnGas workers after testing nearly 6,000 LPG bottles a day across New Zealand.
Gym membership numbers often rise in winter, and Exercise NZ says keeping active can cut illness, lift mood and support recovery.
Fake greenwalls may pose fire and allergy risks in offices, as a pioneer urges property managers to choose living walls instead.
Datacom is bringing staff from five Auckland office together in one large complex in a move it says will foster greater collaboration and creativity.
Kiwi businesses should gain a single nationwide supplier of integrated occupational health services as two providers join forces.
