New Zealand (NZ) stories
Workers are avoiding injury reports as verbal abuse and physical threats remain common across New Zealand construction sites.
Desperate tenants are now offering above asking rents as migration and storm damage squeeze Auckland's inner-city housing supply.
National home values have edged up 0.5% this quarter, but most cities are still below year-ago levels as demand stays patchy.
Councils will find it easier to coordinate cross-border routes after Parliament removed an exemption that had blocked them from regional transport plans.
A new framework aims to fill a training gap for health and safety representatives and give employers a clearer path for development.
Lumify Work NZ GM, Andrew Smith, shares key insights on their IT training courses and recent re-brand in an interview with TechDay.
Work-related harm still costs New Zealand GBP £2.1 billion annually, with fatality rates stubbornly high and progress too slow, a report says.
New building consents are set to fall to their lowest since the Global Financial Crisis as higher rates, costs and tighter lending squeeze projects.
The review warns future transport schemes face similar cost overruns and delivery strain unless business cases, procurement and oversight improve.
A packhouse safety lapse left a teenage seasonal worker needing partial finger amputations, prompting a $225,000 fine for Clyde Orchards.
Sony Interactive Entertainment New Zealand has released its latest financial report detailing its finances as of 31st March 2023.
Only 7 percent of respondents trust the country's infrastructure to withstand extreme weather, as spending and project certainty falter.
Enquiries from wealthy offshore buyers have surged, with agents predicting a flood of luxury property money if the policy is introduced.
More than 225,000 votes were left without parliamentary representation in 2020, prompting calls to lower the party vote threshold.
Radware and Spark NZ have signed a partnership agreement to offer application and network security services in New Zealand.
Vacancies fell and rents rose in key centres as demand for quality office, retail and industrial space stayed firm across New Zealand.
The five-year plan aims to tackle workforce shortages, lift training standards and strengthen Māori participation across the sector.
New reports say the scheme protected jobs and firms during lockdowns, though later waves delivered weaker value for money and slower growth.
A coroner found brake failure and driver errors caused the crash that killed 11-year-old Hannah Francis, leaving dozens injured.
The annual Construction Industry Survey, in partnership with Teletrac Navman and Civil Contractors New Zealand, reveals cracks in New Zealand's infrastructure.
