by Roger McRae, independent chair, Construction Health and Safety New Zealand (CHASNZ).
A new entity has been set up to meet the health and safety needs of workers, clients and companies in the construction Industry is now responsible for the ConstructSafe safety competency assessment scheme.
In July and September 2017 industry leaders...
By Dr Ganesh Nana, chief economist, Business and Economic Research.
Looking back on 201 from one perspective, I point to remarkable employment numbers, house construction at 14-year highs, tourism visitor numbers and spending reaching historical highs, recovering dairy exports, along with forestry and meat revenues growing positively,...
By Wayne Scott, joint chief executive of the Aggregate and Quarry Association AQA and MinEx, the Mining/Extractives health and safety organisation.
We seem to like elections in this country. Two years out of three we go to the polls. Last year was the gap year – though a new Government was bedding in; this year, 2019 sees mayors and...
By Brett Gliddon, NZTA general manager System Design and Delivery
Last year’s Government Policy Statement on land transport and adoption of the 2018-21 National Land Transport Programme signalled a significantly different agenda for land transport.
The close relationship the Transport Agency enjoys with the contracting industry...
BY HON PHIL TWYFORD, MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT, HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT
The Coalition Government remains committed to delivering a modern and efficient transport system.
It’s been more than a year since this Coalition Government took office. We have spent that time working hard on our vision of making our country a greater...