The abolition of departure cards in 2018 forced Statistics NZ to change the way it calculated migration levels. On Thursday it slashed its estimates for migration in 2019. Photo / Grant Bradley ...

new statistics released today found, causing experts to call for a renewed focus on construction health and safety. This comes after a number of accidents on construction sites recently.

according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is why OH&S has published the second in installment of our Construction Safety Handbook series. This edition of the Handbook covers multiple ...

WELLINGTON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - New Zealand's economy unexpectedly contracted in the third quarter as a number of industries including manufacturing and construction ... 0.6%, Statistics New ...

has introduced a new national voluntary consensus standard aimed at improving safety training on construction and demolition sites, two of the most hazardous work environments in the industry.

Yet the country’s only postgraduate course in work health and safety is under review as part of a wider cost-cutting exercise at universities. Currently, universities are considering a NZ$128 ...

Consents fell to 33,600 in the 12 months through December, Statistics New Zealand said Tuesday in Wellington. That’s down from 37,240 in 2023 and the lowest since 2018.

MATES in Construction (MATES) was launched in 2019 in response to the high rate of suicide among construction workers. It operates nationally across all district health board regions, aiming to ignite ...

Import volumes jumped 6.7% from the fourth quarter, while export shipments increased just 1%, Statistics New Zealand said Friday in Wellington. The drop in net exports is a drag on gross domestic ...

Liquidators of collapsed Auckland-based construction company Mainzeal are pursuing Shanghai businessman Richard Yan, holding him liable for more than NZ$60.9 million (US$37.4 million) owed to the ...

Yet the country’s only postgraduate course in work health and safety is under review as part of a wider cost-cutting exercise at universities. Currently, universities are considering a NZ$128 ...