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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
ANZ firms face rising repeat ransomware attacks & executive threats
Malware

ANZ firms face rising repeat ransomware attacks & executive threats

Ransomware attacks in Australia and New Zealand have surged, with one in three incidents repeated and executives facing rising physical threats, warns new report.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 11th Aug 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
Suite of changes proposed under RMA
Ministry for the Environment

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
Tertiary education

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
Labour Party

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
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
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 • 10 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 • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Oct 2024
Public infrastructure lacking in transparency
Auckland Council

Public infrastructure lacking in transparency

A lack of disclosure on New Zealand’s big projects is obscuring costs, designs and accountability, critics say, as billions are spent in secret.

By Staff Writer • 8 min read • Tue, 15th Oct 2024
Education reforms risk crippling infrastructure workforce
Labour

Education reforms risk crippling infrastructure workforce

The civil construction sector warns a planned vocational overhaul could worsen skills shortages unless industry training and standards stay intact.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd Oct 2024
Getting the basics right: a reminder
New Zealand Government

Getting the basics right: a reminder

Poor record keeping can trigger fines after a company and a banned director were penalised NZD $48,000 for breaching employment standards.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 24th Sep 2024
What it means to shift to a circular economy
Supply Chain

What it means to shift to a circular economy

Shifting to circular models could help New Zealand and Australia close emissions gaps, cut waste and create jobs in infrastructure and construction.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Tue, 17th Sep 2024