New Zealand Government stories
Three-quarters of New Zealand government bodies lack the highest email security standard required by upcoming October 2025 regulations, research finds.
Ransomware attacks in Australia and New Zealand have surged, with one in three incidents repeated and executives facing rising physical threats, warns new report.
Frustrated employers could soon get clearer chemical safety guidance as WorkSafe NZ weighs a more supportive role and updated industry codes.
Engineers in earthquake-prone New Zealand now have updated guidance aimed at reducing building damage and improving safety in major tremors.
Old computers and discarded phones are exposing organisations to data theft, with up to a fifth of cyber incursions occurring at disposal time.
Consultation has opened on RMA reforms aimed at speeding infrastructure and quarry consents while tightening planning for natural hazards.
New Zealand firms are feeling the strain as insolvencies jumped 31% in the first quarter, with construction failures up 44%.
Poor procurement and weak in-house capability are limiting value from New Zealand infrastructure projects, a commission report says.
Work-based apprenticeships will shift away from Te Pūkenga next year, with industry groups saying the move should better match training to jobs.
Cross-party backing is being sought to deliver a planning overhaul that could cut compliance costs by 45% while balancing development and environmental protection.
More inspectors will be deployed to construction, manufacturing, forestry and agriculture as WorkSafe seeks to curb work-related harm.
Delays and cost blowouts on major infrastructure projects could ease as ministers move to streamline land acquisition rules and compensation disputes.
New Zealand researchers warn the US funding freeze could disrupt ocean, Antarctic and health science, and strengthen anti-science politics.
A skilled labour crunch, weak investment and slow policy change are set to keep Aotearoa New Zealand’s construction sector under strain in 2025.
Ratepayers could face more pressure unless ministers ease red tape, funding rules and reporting burdens on councils this year.
Concerns are mounting that weaker oversight could revive defective builds, as insurers and surveyors question the sector’s readiness for self-certification.
Questions are mounting over whether Wellington ratepayers are being asked to fund water works more expensively than necessary after a departmental misread.
Councils could face fresh funding pressure after Wellington backed wider emergency management reforms and minimum national standards.
Consultation could leave WorkSafe with about 20 fewer staff, as it shifts resources towards frontline inspections and enforcement.
A lack of disclosure on New Zealand’s big projects is obscuring costs, designs and accountability, critics say, as billions are spent in secret.
