New Zealand (NZ) stories
Talent delivers strong growth in H2 2018, with global revenue up 20%, gross margin up 22%, and EBITDA up a massive 94%.
Construction workers can now earn a nationally recognised health and safety qualification by completing 40 Site Safe programme credits.
SMEs in high-risk sectors will get help covering safety costs as a new ACC incentive programme targets workplace injuries over five years.
Driver shortages may ease if more women are recruited, as new training courses attract female students and boost industry retention.
Building consents must stay high if New Zealand is to make a dent in its housing shortfall, with the industry already running at full tilt.
More than 70,000 assessments have already been carried out as the trust pushes for a unified safety benchmark across New Zealand construction.
Shoppers and diners are already flocking to the inner city as a container-built precinct begins to revitalise Tauranga’s centre.
Confined-space lifting gets safer, as stop rings and nitrocarburised surfaces help protect 10-100 ton cylinders in harsh sites.
A global design-thinking relay has helped turn Raglan waste concerns into reusable-box ideas aimed at curbing single-use packaging in Waikato.
Safety failures exposed in two separate incidents that left one worker dead and another badly injured, WorkSafe said.
Low interest rates and looser lending are expected to cushion New Zealand property values, with first-home buyers set to gain most.
More than 100 industry attendees saw Nikau Contractors named contractor of the year at the second annual Demolition & Asbestos Awards in Auckland.
Policy changes in 2019 could dampen buyer demand and reshape lending as New Zealand's housing market enters another year of low, steady volumes.
Nearly 550 farmers were injured and three died on farms last summer, with vehicles and sun exposure among the biggest dangers.
Existing local vape sellers say offshore tobacco rivals will squeeze margins as New Zealand tightens rules and smokers seek cheaper alternatives.
The strategy aims to cut workplace harm and could save hundreds of Kiwi lives lost each year to health risks.
Auckland billboards fronted by eight patients and advocates aim to reduce stigma as New Zealand's medicinal cannabis laws take shape.
Digital identity could soon make everyday transactions easier for New Zealanders, as privacy and security concerns grow around online services.
The new unit will expand Colliers' services in New Zealand and tap Kerry Woods's experience on major refurbishments, including Auckland's QBE Centre.
Recycled traffic sheep and a former mall hut are giving special needs children more to explore at Christchurch’s sensory playground, without landfill waste.