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Employers need to get over stigma as workforce changes
Recruitment

Employers need to get over stigma as workforce changes

New Zealand businesses are being told to prioritize attitude and personality over technical skills due to a shortage of skilled workers.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Jul 2019
Who were 2018’s best of the best in the New Zealand property market
Statistics NZ

Who were 2018’s best of the best in the New Zealand property market

Policy changes in 2019 could dampen buyer demand and reshape lending as New Zealand's housing market enters another year of low, steady volumes.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Thu, 17th Jan 2019
Property and construction workers in particularly short supply
Data Analytics

Property and construction workers in particularly short supply

Demand for construction professionals is likely to keep outstripping supply this year, as New Zealand presses ahead with its housing push.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 8th Apr 2018
Innovative move to improve construction labour shortage
Productivity

Innovative move to improve construction labour shortage

Construction firms should face fewer delays as Filipino recruits arrive with Site Safe health and safety training already completed.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Wed, 21st Mar 2018
Former SpaceX employee accelerating NZ companies solving the world's problems
Health Technologies

Former SpaceX employee accelerating NZ companies solving the world's problems

Scott Nolan looks for founders with a unique view of the world, deep internal motivation, and a level of rigour driven by their own expectations.

By Edmund Hillary • 5 min read • Thu, 7th Sep 2017
More infrastructure needed, say business leaders
Human Capital Management

More infrastructure needed, say business leaders

Business leaders say transport bottlenecks and planning delays are constraining growth as most back higher public-private infrastructure spending.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
Explore infrastructure funding options, OECD urges
Agricultural Technology

Explore infrastructure funding options, OECD urges

Limited housing growth in Auckland is being blamed on poor infrastructure funding, with the OECD urging new ways to pay for public works.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Thu, 15th Jun 2017
More SMEs back tighter immigration laws despite skill shortages
Hyperscale

More SMEs back tighter immigration laws despite skill shortages

Striking a balance: NZ SMEs lean toward immigration curbs amid workforce and housing concerns, MYOB survey finds.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Apr 2017
Economy riding growth wave but…
Productivity

Economy riding growth wave but…

Tourism and migration are propping up growth, but record household debt and weaker investment threaten New Zealand’s longer-term outlook.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 9th 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
Poll tax on immigrants to pay for infrastructure?
Schools

Poll tax on immigrants to pay for infrastructure?

New Zealand taxpayers could face a heavier bill for roads, schools and hospitals unless migrants are charged to help fund growth.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sun, 12th Mar 2017
Construction industry feeling the strain
Supply Chain

Construction industry feeling the strain

Labour shortages, pricier materials and tighter credit are threatening to slow New Zealand's $37 billion building pipeline.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 22nd Feb 2017
New jobs in tech on the decline, teachers wanted
Health Technologies

New jobs in tech on the decline, teachers wanted

New Zealand faces a tech job slowdown as education sees a surge, with SEEK data showing a 31% rise in teacher roles amid a 4% drop in IT jobs.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 13th Jul 2015
NZers see growing benefits from closer economic ties with Asia, wary on investment: survey
Colmar Brunton

NZers see growing benefits from closer economic ties with Asia, wary on investment: survey

New Zealanders see positive spin-offs coming from the nation's growing economic ties across Asia, although they have become wary of investment from th.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2015
Correction: Real Estate Institute O'Sullivan says first-home buyers could give up on home ownership
Inflation

Correction: Real Estate Institute O'Sullivan says first-home buyers could give up on home ownership

Departing Real Estate Institute chief executive Helen O'Sullivan said the Reserve Bank's decision to continue the loan-to-value ratio restrictions.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Nov 2014
UPDATE: RBNZ keeps LVR restrictions in place as housing risks remain
New Zealand Dollar

UPDATE: RBNZ keeps LVR restrictions in place as housing risks remain

The Reserve Bank will retain restrictions on low-equity mortgage lending because governor Graeme Wheeler continues to see risks in the housing mark.

By Pattrick Smellie • 6 min read • Wed, 12th Nov 2014

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