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Call for urgent business training to help NZ builders' welfare

Call for urgent business training to help NZ builders' welfare

Business strategist Marti Amos urges urgent training reforms in NZ construction to boost financial literacy and mental health amid industry struggles.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Jun 2025

Achieving great outcomes during changing times

Disaster Recovery

Achieving great outcomes during changing times

Skills shortages, weather damage and rising costs are squeezing construction firms as Waihanga Ara Rau outlines priorities for the next 18 months.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Fri, 16th Jun 2023

GDP rise set for NZ, but OECD recommends digital transformation to drive growth

GDP rise set for NZ, but OECD recommends digital transformation to drive growth

New Zealand's GDP is set to rise by 3.8% this year, according to new OECD research, but challenges remain for the country's economic growth and stability.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Tue, 1st Feb 2022

How do we grow great engineers?

How do we grow great engineers?

A shortage of engineers is already constraining construction, manufacturing and agriculture as firms struggle to adapt to new skills and technologies.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 25th Oct 2019

Apprentices get digital solution to the paperwork problem

Apprentices get digital solution to the paperwork problem

Tertiary provider comes up with app to help apprentices in their on-the-job experience. Late nights of paperwork soon to be a thing of the past.

By Matthew Bain • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Jun 2017

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AVK names Andrew Chilcott as Vice President of Service

AVK names Andrew Chilcott as Vice President of Service

The hire strengthens AVK's aftercare push for data centres and AI infrastructure as it expands service teams in the UK and Europe.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

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Lloyds to create 1,000 AI roles as agentic use grows

Lloyds to create 1,000 AI roles as agentic use grows

Fraud checks and customer service will be sped up as Lloyds Banking Group adds more than 1,000 AI jobs and retrains staff.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Jun 2026

Prism Power boosts apprenticeships to tackle skills gap

Prism Power boosts apprenticeships to tackle skills gap

Prism Power lifts apprentices to over 10% of staff as it tackles a deepening skills shortage in the UK's critical power sector.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026

FDM Group awarded Flexi-job apprenticeship agency status

Software Development

FDM Group awarded Flexi-job apprenticeship agency status

The Group has been named on the government's Flexi-job apprenticeship agencies register, empowering more school leavers into the tech sphere.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Oct 2023