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Most NZ government bodies not ready for strict email security law
Data Protection

Most NZ government bodies not ready for strict email security law

Three-quarters of New Zealand government bodies lack the highest email security standard required by upcoming October 2025 regulations, research finds.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Fri, 15th Aug 2025
Where there is a will, there are always the willing
Risk & Compliance

Where there is a will, there are always the willing

Frustrated employers could soon get clearer chemical safety guidance as WorkSafe NZ weighs a more supportive role and updated industry codes.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Thu, 31st Jul 2025
Enhanced steel frame design for seismic resilience
Sustainability

Enhanced steel frame design for seismic resilience

Engineers in earthquake-prone New Zealand now have updated guidance aimed at reducing building damage and improving safety in major tremors.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Sat, 26th Jul 2025
The E-waste security crisis
Data Protection

The E-waste security crisis

Old computers and discarded phones are exposing organisations to data theft, with up to a fifth of cyber incursions occurring at disposal time.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 29th May 2025
Suite of changes proposed under RMA
Risk & Compliance

Suite of changes proposed under RMA

Consultation has opened on RMA reforms aimed at speeding infrastructure and quarry consents while tightening planning for natural hazards.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 29th May 2025
Heed the heed warning signs
Manufacturing

Heed the heed warning signs

New Zealand firms are feeling the strain as insolvencies jumped 31% in the first quarter, with construction failures up 44%.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 7th May 2025
How to be a better infrastructure client
Supply Chain

How to be a better infrastructure client

Poor procurement and weak in-house capability are limiting value from New Zealand infrastructure projects, a commission report says.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 6th May 2025
Work-based learning to become industry-led
Education, Learning & Training

Work-based learning to become industry-led

Work-based apprenticeships will shift away from Te Pūkenga next year, with industry groups saying the move should better match training to jobs.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sun, 27th Apr 2025
Government seeking ‘common ground’ with opposition on RMA reforms
Law

Government seeking ‘common ground’ with opposition on RMA reforms

Cross-party backing is being sought to deliver a planning overhaul that could cut compliance costs by 45% while balancing development and environmental protection.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Mar 2025
WorkSafe to spend $2.7m on additional inspectors
Risk & Compliance

WorkSafe to spend $2.7m on additional inspectors

More inspectors will be deployed to construction, manufacturing, forestry and agriculture as WorkSafe seeks to curb work-related harm.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Mar 2025
Changes to Public Works Act welcomed
Productivity

Changes to Public Works Act welcomed

Delays and cost blowouts on major infrastructure projects could ease as ministers move to streamline land acquisition rules and compensation disputes.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 25th Feb 2025
Trump’s science spending cuts impact New Zealand. Expert reaction
Higher education

Trump’s science spending cuts impact New Zealand. Expert reaction

New Zealand researchers warn the US funding freeze could disrupt ocean, Antarctic and health science, and strengthen anti-science politics.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 12th Feb 2025
The way it is and the way it should be
Digital Transformation

The way it is and the way it should be

A skilled labour crunch, weak investment and slow policy change are set to keep Aotearoa New Zealand’s construction sector under strain in 2025.

By Staff Writer • 12 min read • Wed, 12th Feb 2025
What councils need most in 2025
Procurement

What councils need most in 2025

Ratepayers could face more pressure unless ministers ease red tape, funding rules and reporting burdens on councils this year.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Feb 2025
Will self-regulation lead to more leaky homes?
Construction

Will self-regulation lead to more leaky homes?

Concerns are mounting that weaker oversight could revive defective builds, as insurers and surveyors question the sector’s readiness for self-certification.

By Michael Curreen • 5 min read • Wed, 30th Oct 2024
Wellington Council under close watch for all the wrong reasons
Wellington City Council

Wellington Council under close watch for all the wrong reasons

Questions are mounting over whether Wellington ratepayers are being asked to fund water works more expensively than necessary after a departmental misread.

By Staff Writer • 9 min read • Wed, 23rd Oct 2024
Emergency management reforms could further burden councils
Northland

Emergency management reforms could further burden councils

Councils could face fresh funding pressure after Wellington backed wider emergency management reforms and minimum national standards.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 23rd Oct 2024

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