New Zealand (NZ) stories
Rising traffic volumes and under-funded roads are fuelling more crashes, with evidence-based transport investment needed to reverse the toll.
Seven workers escaped serious injury after an overloaded scaffold under Auckland’s Panmure Bridge collapsed, costing the firm GBP £150,000.
Auckland’s weakness is masking stronger gains elsewhere, with provincial house values rising 8.2% over the year and interest rates low.
A failed winch has left a truck driver with a skull fracture, prompting a warning that older stock ramps need automatic brake systems.
Researchers and housing providers will use the Wellington conference to draft a rights-based strategy aimed at getting every New Zealander well housed.
Auckland households are now $96 a week worse off than a decade ago, as soaring housing and transport costs drag New Zealand's cities behind Australia’s.
Auckland's weaker market is likely to drag on national property sales, even as CoreLogic sees New Zealand prices edging up about 3% this year.
Industries from ports to airports are set to gain safer, faster communications as a multimillion-dollar network rolls out nationwide.
House prices in Takapuna surged 30% to NZD $1.3 million, as council-led upgrades and new apartments fuel demand in Auckland’s bayside hub.
Six workers were put at risk after 140 litres of LPG escaped at a Taranaki gas station, prompting fines for three firms.
Two employers were fined after a worker’s arm was crushed during an x-ray machine removal, in a case WorkSafe says was easily avoidable.
The real estate group is set to expand faster in New Zealand after Derryn Mayne bought a 25% stake, bringing ownership back into local hands.
A pledge to improve procurement, safety and housing supply aims to ease shortages and lift productivity across the sector.
The court also ordered more than GBP £165,000 in reparations after investigators found unsafe handling of unsecured beams exposed staff to deadly crushing risks.
Metal industry leaders will debate productivity, sustainability and AI in a free new podcast aimed at New Zealand businesses.
Flexible working could slash office costs and give staff a workspace near home, as Regus pitches on-demand offices to firms.
New Zealand's medicinal cannabis sector gains a major research boost as Dr James Polston joins Helius after leading R&D at Trulieve.
Flexible work could cut New Zealand’s CO2 emissions by 900,000 tonnes a year and add up to NZ$18.1 billion to the economy by 2030.
Workplace testing could face legal scrutiny unless employers use accredited providers that follow the new Australian and New Zealand standard.
Employers and trainees could benefit if planned reforms cut duplication, but the civil construction sector warns skills shortages may worsen if rollout falters.
