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Achieving better outcomes from your projects
Risk & Compliance

Achieving better outcomes from your projects

Poorly written tenders can push up whole-of-life costs, as councils later face rework, weaker skills and more project delays.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 16th Nov 2020
Trainee fatality caused by lack of supervision
Risk & Compliance

Trainee fatality caused by lack of supervision

Supervisory lapses during a dive course exposed trainees to a risk of death, after a trainee diver died and the Defence Force was fined.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Sun, 1st Nov 2020
Australian expert called in to review Transmission Gully
Risk & Compliance

Australian expert called in to review Transmission Gully

Mounting delays and mistakes on Transmission Gully have prompted an urgent independent review to be led by Australian road and rail expert Steve Richards.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 23rd Oct 2020
5G hits Auckland CBD
Smart Cities

5G hits Auckland CBD

Residents and businesses could soon see smarter lighting, bins and parking as Spark’s 5G rollout supports IoT across Auckland’s CBD.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 18th Oct 2020
WorkSafe appoints National Manager Critical Response
Risk & Compliance

WorkSafe appoints National Manager Critical Response

He will oversee major incident response, victim services and coronial work as WorkSafe targets repeated harm patterns at source.

By Georgie Hughes • 2 min read • Thu, 15th Oct 2020
RMA reform only part of the solution
Education, Learning & Training

RMA reform only part of the solution

New planning laws may still fail to fix housing shortages and infrastructure gaps unless councils and agencies get more capacity and funding.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 4th Oct 2020
How to operate in a post-RMA environment
Education, Learning & Training

How to operate in a post-RMA environment

Weak planning, funding and governance are leaving New Zealand unable to deliver the wider public outcomes it now says it wants.

By Staff Writer • 9 min read • Tue, 22nd Sep 2020
Winning tenders: what 47% of businesses are doing wrong
Education, Learning & Training

Winning tenders: what 47% of businesses are doing wrong

A mismatch with client priorities is costing construction firms work, as most still pitch management expertise while buyers mainly care about price.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Aug 2020
Political rabbits put in charge of the lettuce
Procurement

Political rabbits put in charge of the lettuce

Delayed project details are leaving construction firms unable to plan, risking job losses as ministers drip-feed a $2.6 billion infrastructure package.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Aug 2020
Shovels at the ready, but where’s the work?
Public Sector

Shovels at the ready, but where’s the work?

With only a fifth of NZD$2.6 billion in promised projects released, contractors warn delays are already forcing layoffs and weakening confidence.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Jul 2020
National assessment reveals critical state of health infrastructure
Ministry of Health

National assessment reveals critical state of health infrastructure

Hospitals need GBP £14 billion over the next decade to fix ageing assets and close major infrastructure gaps, the report says.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2020
Budget breakdown – what the Government got right and where they totally missed the mark
University of Canterbury

Budget breakdown – what the Government got right and where they totally missed the mark

Experts say the $50 billion COVID-19 recovery plan will lift jobs and infrastructure, but warn it leaves big tax and housing gaps.

By Staff Writer • 10 min read • Wed, 20th May 2020
A budget for our times
Education, Learning & Training

A budget for our times

New Zealand’s wage subsidy extension and infrastructure spending are meant to blunt soaring unemployment as the economy heads into recession.

By Staff Writer • 13 min read • Fri, 15th May 2020
A 1930s solution to a 1930s-style problem
GFC

A 1930s solution to a 1930s-style problem

A slump in private development could let ministers add 9,400 state houses, easing a record waiting list and propping up builders.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Fri, 8th May 2020
73 Auckland projects ready after lockdown
Auckland Council

73 Auckland projects ready after lockdown

Construction jobs and council investment could restart quickly, as Auckland submits 73 infrastructure projects for the Government’s stimulus list.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 20th Apr 2020
Rapid construction restart holds key to economic recovery
Small Business

Rapid construction restart holds key to economic recovery

Cashflow support and clearer contract rules could help keep builders employed and speed New Zealand's economic recovery after the lockdown.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Apr 2020
WorkSafe appoints new Chief Executive
Public Sector

WorkSafe appoints new Chief Executive

WorkSafe New Zealand will be led by Phil Parkes, with the appointment set to ensure continuity after Nicole Rosie’s move to the NZ Transport Agency.

By Michael Curreen • 1 min read • Thu, 19th Dec 2019

Global Stories

Public Sector stories

Unisys clinches multiple government contracts from across the world
Government

Unisys clinches multiple government contracts from across the world

Unisys has secured substantial public sector contracts from the US, Australia, Europe, and Brazil, heralding a 7% rise in public sector revenue in 2019.

By Nick Forrester • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Feb 2020