Contractors stories
Muddled records and missed hazards can leave firms facing fines, injuries and worse as regulators tighten scrutiny on worksites.
Delays and cost overruns in New Zealand infrastructure could ease if owners and contractors shared risk and data, Rob Bryant says.
Contractors may need tighter privacy policies as new rules on sign-in sheets, breaches and offshore data transfers raise compliance risks.
Busy tradies in New Zealand risk cash-flow headaches unless they tighten invoicing, GST and PAYE routines now, says Fergus founder Dan Pollard.
The revived plan could ease congestion and cut emissions, but only if planners avoid the delays and cost overruns that sank Sydney’s project.
New rules could change spray planning, training and storage for farmers and contractors after a draft agrichemicals standard opened for comment.
Contractors must now issue travel letters and display QR posters as COVID-19 rules tighten across Alert Levels 2 and 3.
New distancing and travel rules aim to help builders restart safely under Level 2, with updated protocols now available online.
New safety rules will let building sites reopen under Alert Level 3, helping protect workers and avoid a return to stricter lockdowns.
WorkSafe New Zealand says Level 3 firms must set out how they will protect staff and visitors, or face enforcement action.
Construction firms now have detailed COVID-19 rules to resume work under Alert Level 3, aiming to protect workers and avoid a return to lockdown.
COVID-19-driven revenue losses could force councils to cut infrastructure spending, hurting local economies and slowing recovery.
Thousands of New Zealand construction workers face redundancy within months unless sites can reopen safely and government support is stepped up.
Thousands of New Zealand employers and workers can now apply for wage, leave and tax relief after the government unveiled a NZD $12.1 billion package.
Companies can face serious penalties if they hire untrained contractors, after a forestry worker suffered major chest injuries in Waitakere.
Tighter sustainability rules are forcing developers to rethink procurement, as squeezed design budgets are eroding building quality and long-term value.
Uncertainty over project timing is hampering hiring and investment, with 77% of contractors wanting a clearer pipeline of government work.
The Treasury’s new pipeline forecast could help contractors invest in staff and kit by giving clearer visibility of future government work.
Contractors and subcontractors face fresh losses as Arrow’s collapse highlights mounting pressure and disputes over risk in New Zealand building work.
Contractors say New Zealand’s ageing water networks need faster decisions, after ministers deferred reforms and left regulation unresolved until late 2019.
