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Is advice on safe container use practical?

Worksites face fresh safety guidance as WorkSafe consults on how to stop containers creating traffic, stability and stacking hazards.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Sun, 12th Feb 2023

Data Protection

2023 a year of cyber concerns

Small businesses are especially exposed as phishing and fraud reports rise, with CERT NZ logging 2,069 cybercrimes in one quarter.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Feb 2023

Hybrid & Remote Work

Waikato pleading for more rentals

Rental shortages are forcing some first-home buyers to purchase sooner, as Waikato’s population growth and housing demand outstrip supply.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Jan 2023

Power / Energy

The infrastructure sector – 2022 in review & looking ahead

Policy change, fuel resilience and green power projects are set to dominate infrastructure again as reform timelines tighten in 2023.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 16th Jan 2023

Sustainability

Commercial property market snapshot Q4 2022

Vacancy and rents are diverging sharply as investors favour prime offices, while retail footfall and industrial demand remain uneven across New Zealand.

By Michael Curreen • 5 min read • Sun, 11th Dec 2022

Digital Transformation

How the cloud can help fill job shortages

Cloud-based collaboration could ease infrastructure skills gaps by letting firms tap overseas talent while keeping local engineers involved in global work.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Dec 2022

Risk & Compliance

More must be done to manage asbestos risks

Poor handling of asbestos remains a deadly threat in ageing buildings, with WorkSafe warning around 220 New Zealanders die each year.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Fri, 25th Nov 2022

Bank of New Zealand

Rising OCR sees borrowers look beyond big banks

Higher borrowing costs are pushing first-home buyers towards brokers as the Reserve Bank lifts the Official Cash Rate to 4.25%.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Wed, 23rd Nov 2022

Financing

Mayors propose simpler Three Waters alternative

Councils could get a simpler path to fund water upgrades after the mayors’ plan was backed as a more practical alternative to Three Waters.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Fri, 4th Nov 2022

Data Protection

Growing organisations likely to be targeted by attacks

As IoT adoption grows, businesses face rising cyber risk that could slow trust and stall sales unless protections improve.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Sep 2022

Sustainability

Reputations will be won or lost on climate change transparency

Most New Zealanders want flood-risk homes disclosed, as a survey warns opaque climate messaging could damage trust across property markets.

By Michael Curreen • 5 min read • Mon, 26th Sep 2022

Supply Chain

Why over half of construction professionals lack confidence in the future

Skills shortages, cost pressures and red tape are leaving New Zealand contractors wary as vital infrastructure projects come under strain.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Mon, 1st Aug 2022

Housing

Property lender throws $600m toward Kiwibuild revival

Lifting price caps is expected to unlock stalled Auckland projects after the lender set aside GBP £600 million for about 1,000 homes.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Sun, 24th Jul 2022

Global Stories

Regulation stories

Data Protection

Public Key Infrastructure adoption and the future of cyber risk

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) naturally plays a big role as organisations need to make sure they have the right security solutions.

By James Cook • 5 min read • Wed, 8th Mar 2023

IoT Security

Shared spectrum, converged networks will shape enterprise connectivity in 2023 and beyond

In 2023, assisted by an increasingly cooperative regulatory environment, the future of enterprise networks is about to be born on a global scale.

By Bart Giordano and Kevin Wirick • 8 min read • Fri, 10th Feb 2023

Data Privacy

ANZ lacks privacy obligations understanding, finds ISACA

ISACA Privacy in Practice 2023 survey shows only 35% respondents in Australia and New Zealand confident of their organisation's ability to ensure data privacy.

By Gaurav Sharma • 5 min read • Fri, 27th Jan 2023

Supply Chain

Australian board members lag behind cybersecurity maturity

Australian board members significantly lag behind global counterparts in cybersecurity maturity, according to a new report from Proofpoint.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Thu, 6th Oct 2022

Unified Communications

Infovista enters strategic partnership for 5G offerings

Infovista has entered a strategic collaboration with PCTEL to co-develop joint 5G network testing use cases for mobile operators and industry regulators.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Mon, 25th Jul 2022