Christchurch stories
Christchurch’s regeneration was underscored as Tūranga won the Supreme Award, while 10 other projects were named category winners.
Cold conditions can dull judgement and strength, raising the risk of injuries unless crews warm up, layer up and take breaks.
The scheme aims to ease the skilled labour shortage by giving Year 12 and 13 pupils hands-on trades experience before they leave school.
Affordability and tight supply are driving activity in cheaper districts, with Tararua, Waipa and Selwyn topping the turnover rankings.
Affordability is pushing first home buyers to dominate purchases in several New Zealand suburbs, with some taking more than 60% of sales.
WorkSafe says the injury could have been avoided, after a firewood processor’s unsafe design cost a worker four fingers and triggered fines.
Auckland households are now $96 a week worse off than a decade ago, as soaring housing and transport costs drag New Zealand's cities behind Australia’s.
Industries from ports to airports are set to gain safer, faster communications as a multimillion-dollar network rolls out nationwide.
The court also ordered more than GBP £165,000 in reparations after investigators found unsafe handling of unsecured beams exposed staff to deadly crushing risks.
Both men were among the 50 killed in the shooting in Christchurch last Friday when a gunman opened fire at two mosques.
A Christchurch food maker has been fined after a worker lost a thumb while cleaning an inadequately guarded blending machine.
New Zealand property investors remain upbeat despite a proposed capital gains tax, with Colliers finding prices and confidence still broadly positive.
The move will accelerate fleet electrification and could cut emissions, with Genesis already halfway to hybrid or electric light vehicles and adding chargers.
Driver shortages may ease if more women are recruited, as new training courses attract female students and boost industry retention.
Shoppers and diners are already flocking to the inner city as a container-built precinct begins to revitalise Tauranga’s centre.
Startup accelerator Lightning Lab is launching a new programme to find innovative solutions to challenges facing the tourism industry.
Recycled traffic sheep and a former mall hut are giving special needs children more to explore at Christchurch’s sensory playground, without landfill waste.
A contractor suffered major brain trauma after faulty scaffolding in Christchurch failed to protect him from a two-metre fall.
A Christchurch builder has been fined after admitting the first prosecution under New Zealand's new asbestos rules, following unsafe demolition work.
Across Enable's network, there are now 12 towns and suburbs where over 60% of homes and businesses are enjoying fibre broadband.
