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Fatigue management – a worker’s guide
Risk & Compliance

Fatigue management – a worker’s guide

Fatigue can slow reactions, cloud judgement and raise incident risk, especially on long shifts, night work and safety-critical tasks.

By Geoff • 4 min read • Tue, 4th Apr 2017
A new era in managing hazardous substances
Supply Chain

A new era in managing hazardous substances

Businesses will face simpler hazardous substances rules as New Zealand shifts workplace controls to WorkSafe under health and safety reform.

By Geoff • 6 min read • Mon, 3rd Apr 2017
CRL project to open up huge employment opportunities
Education, Learning & Training

CRL project to open up huge employment opportunities

About 1,600 workers could be needed at peak on Auckland's City Rail Link, with hundreds of openings for people new to work or unemployed.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Apr 2017
Planning conference to discuss three key issues
Smart Cities

Planning conference to discuss three key issues

Planners face fresh pressure from fast-moving reforms, housing demand and hazard risks as more than 600 delegates gather in Wellington.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Apr 2017
LGNZ welcomes call for a wider funding toolbox
Local Government

LGNZ welcomes call for a wider funding toolbox

Growing councils may soon gain new ways to pay for roads and water as a report urges options beyond rates and debt.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 2nd Apr 2017
Statistics House investigation will improve design
Risk & Compliance

Statistics House investigation will improve design

The Kaikoura quake has exposed weaknesses in some mid-height buildings, prompting further code changes and retrofit guidance for owners.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 2nd Apr 2017
A new safety benchmark for major projects
Risk & Compliance

A new safety benchmark for major projects

Auckland’s water supply project went 14 months without a recordable incident, after safety measures were adopted across the wider industry.

By Geoff • 6 min read • Sun, 2nd Apr 2017
Commission report spotlights system flaws
Local Government

Commission report spotlights system flaws

The report is seen as a warning that New Zealand’s planning rules are failing cities and could hamper future development unless reform is coherent.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 31st Mar 2017
Urban planning Royal Commission needed
Māori

Urban planning Royal Commission needed

Fragmented local decision making is still set to slow growth unless planning, funding and delivery are aligned, Infrastructure New Zealand says.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 31st Mar 2017
New resource for faster, more efficient buildings
3D Printing

New resource for faster, more efficient buildings

Construction costs could fall and projects finish sooner if New Zealand uses more CLT, an engineered timber system made locally.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Wed, 29th Mar 2017
Research underway on the impact of Internet of Things
Wearables

Research underway on the impact of Internet of Things

A national study could reveal hundreds of millions of dollars in gains for New Zealand as businesses remain slow to adopt connected devices.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 28th Mar 2017
Court decides on council code compliance certificates
Disaster Recovery

Court decides on council code compliance certificates

The ruling limits local authorities' exposure after the Invercargill City Council won its appeal over liability for Stadium Southland's collapse.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 28th Mar 2017
Improving learning from workplace incidents
Risk & Compliance

Improving learning from workplace incidents

Dairy farms are missing safety lessons because staff underreport incidents, fear blame and fail to follow up on fixes, researchers found.

By Geoff • 5 min read • Mon, 27th Mar 2017
Kaikoura train on the move
Disaster Recovery

Kaikoura train on the move

Freight deliveries across the South Island are set to resume sooner after the stranded train was shifted to make way for slip repairs near Kaikoura.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 27th Mar 2017
Investors’ positive, but it’s a tale of two cities
Disaster Recovery

Investors’ positive, but it’s a tale of two cities

Wellington and Christchurch are diverging sharply after the quake, with confidence climbing in the capital while turning negative in the Garden City.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 26th Mar 2017
New app keeps lone workers in touch
Digital Transformation

New app keeps lone workers in touch

New Zealand employers face higher safety and compliance risks as a new app lets lone workers summon help without extra hardware.

By Geoff • 3 min read • Sun, 26th Mar 2017
More time required to complete testing and commissioning at Waterview Connection
Risk & Compliance

More time required to complete testing and commissioning at Waterview Connection

Opening of the Waterview Tunnel has slipped by up to three months as safety testing of its complex systems continues.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 26th Mar 2017

Global Stories

New Zealand (NZ) stories

DNA Connect adds PacketLight optical networking to portfolio
Optical Networking

DNA Connect adds PacketLight optical networking to portfolio

DNA Connect has inked a deal to add optical networking vendor PacketLight Networks to its connectivity portfolio locally.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 4th Apr 2017