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Earn as You Learn’ pilot to expand reach

December 15, 2025

A pilot that gives high school students manufacturing industry experience will expand to new regions. Launched in Waikato in February,...

Worker’s 10-metre fall sparks warning

December 13, 2025

WorkSafe is urging all businesses that undertake work at height to reassess their safety systems after a KiwiRail employee took...

How to run your business during the holidays

December 12, 2025

For many business owners, the idea of taking a proper holiday feels risky. What if clients are unhappy? What if...

New Zealand timber spared US tariff pain – for now

December 12, 2025

When US President Donald Trump unveiled a new round of import tariffs in April 2025, New Zealand wood exporters were...

Building future Wellington

December 10, 2025

Wellington has never been a city that settles. Wedged between harbour and hills, shaped by wind and weather, it has...

WGANZ cracks down on non-compliant products

December 10, 2025

The Window and Glass Association (WGANZ) is urging the government to address the increasing number of non-compliant and fraudulently certified...

Hot homes issue unacceptable: NZGBC

December 6, 2025

New Zealand’s Green Building Council (NZGBC) is calling for the Government to address the problem of new builds overheating. The...

How an asbestos scare shut down over 100 schools

December 3, 2025

Six children’s coloured sand products prompted widespread school closures across Australia and New Zealand in November 2025 after laboratory testing detected...

Builders frustrated by BCAs

November 30, 2025

A nationwide CBS Co-op survey has found that 82% of respondents rated their local BCA as either poor or fair...