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Firefighting foam starts a blazing row
Massey University

Firefighting foam starts a blazing row

Residents near contaminated defence bases say barriers to free PFAS blood tests are leaving them in the dark about exposure risk.

By Michael Curreen • 6 min read • Sun, 29th Apr 2018
Auckland transport plan meets industry approval – with reservations
Auckland Council

Auckland transport plan meets industry approval – with reservations

Auckland commuters and freight operators are set to gain from a NZD $30 billion transport spend, though congestion relief is still in doubt.

By Staff Writer • 9 min read • Sun, 29th Apr 2018
East West Link ‘back with a vengeance’
Auckland Council

East West Link ‘back with a vengeance’

Auckland occupiers and investors face fresh disruption as the government revives the East West Link in a scaled-back $800 million form.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Sun, 29th Apr 2018
Safety improvements welcomed but more wanted
Northland

Safety improvements welcomed but more wanted

Drivers in Northland still face a busy SH1 corridor, as councils and hauliers warn the planned works fall short of rising traffic needs.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Thu, 26th Apr 2018
Cleantech shows the way in New Zealand
Smart Cities

Cleantech shows the way in New Zealand

The conference aims to help New Zealand build a low-carbon economy and create jobs, as it eyes net zero by 2050.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 26th Apr 2018
New management for North City shopping centre
Property Market

New management for North City shopping centre

The 25-year-old Porirua mall will keep its on-site staff after a AUD $100 million sale, easing concern for retailers and shoppers.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Apr 2018
More data essential to determine land impacts
Sustainability

More data essential to determine land impacts

New Zealand’s ability to track land degradation and biodiversity loss is being hampered by patchy national data, experts warn.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Tue, 24th Apr 2018
Co-operation key to safety on big projects
Risk & Compliance

Co-operation key to safety on big projects

Poor co-ordination on Auckland building sites has left contractors exposed to serious injury, after a worker fell six metres.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Tue, 24th Apr 2018
Median house prices up, Auckland down
Northland

Median house prices up, Auckland down

Prices outside Auckland climbed to record levels in March, even as the city’s median house price fell 2.2% year-on-year.

By Michael Curreen • 7 min read • Tue, 24th Apr 2018
Free webinar for fleet operators on distracted driving
Risk & Compliance

Free webinar for fleet operators on distracted driving

Fleet managers are being warned that phone use can make crash risk four times higher at Brake's free webinar in May.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Apr 2018
NZ Wood-Resene Timber Design Awards entries closing soon
IT Infrastructure

NZ Wood-Resene Timber Design Awards entries closing soon

Entries close on Monday for New Zealand's timber design awards, which have added a multi-storey category and extra judges this year.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Sun, 22nd Apr 2018
Greenhouse gas growth a cause for concern
Power / Energy

Greenhouse gas growth a cause for concern

New Zealand’s emissions rose 20% from 1990 to 2016, underscoring the difficulty of meeting its 2030 climate target.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Sun, 22nd Apr 2018
Health and safety sentencing emphasises the importance of training
Risk & Compliance

Health and safety sentencing emphasises the importance of training

Training failures left a supervisor with severe burns and a skin graft after molten zinc splashed over his safety boot in a chain-jam incident.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Apr 2018
Rare opportunity to acquire Auckland apartment hotel
Auckland Council

Rare opportunity to acquire Auckland apartment hotel

Investors are being offered a 178-unit Auckland CBD hotel with an 11-year lease, in a sale billed as the city's first major since 2012.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Apr 2018
Mandatory autonomous safety systems could save hundreds of Kiwi lives
Cartech

Mandatory autonomous safety systems could save hundreds of Kiwi lives

Mandatory Autonomous Emergency Braking in new vehicles could save hundreds of Kiwi lives and lower insurance costs, says Volvo NZ's general manager Coby Duggan.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 19th Apr 2018
New Zealand Impact Investing Network announces National Advisory Board
Social enterprise

New Zealand Impact Investing Network announces National Advisory Board

Eight Kiwis from around the country have been elected and appointed to form the National Advisory Board for Impact Investing in New Zealand.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 19th Apr 2018
GovTech accelerator set to advance public sector innovation
Upskilling

GovTech accelerator set to advance public sector innovation

Wellington's new Lightning Lab GovTech accelerator, backed by Creative HQ, aims to drive public sector innovation, with applications opening next month.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 18th Apr 2018
Is a regional fuel tax the right answer?
Auckland Council

Is a regional fuel tax the right answer?

Auckland’s transport funding gap is so large that a fuel tax would cover only a fraction of the needed NZD $10 billion, carriers say.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Apr 2018