Labour stories
Warnings that Australia’s builders are at breaking point have prompted calls for urgent reform to deliver the USD $110 billion pipeline.
Mounting delays and mistakes on Transmission Gully have prompted an urgent independent review to be led by Australian road and rail expert Steve Richards.
Bidders are under pressure to show local benefits, safety gains and clear evidence of capability as major projects become ever more competitive.
Recognition of waste-to-energy plants as essential has sharpened focus on their role in safely treating infectious rubbish during the pandemic.
Productivity rose almost 40% in Japan as the software group tested a shorter week, hinting at a possible cure for overwork culture.
Freight delays are mounting as Auckland’s overloaded port and 9-5 warehouse habits strain deliveries, exporters and importers alike.
Civil firms fear a USD $2 billion lull in work could push skills and equipment overseas before rapid transit projects begin.
Yesterday was Budget Day, and since our Labour-led government released its first budget, Twitter has been afire with responses.
Auckland’s biggest global tech summit will draw more than 450 delegates as New Zealand pushes a national digital roadmap.
Farmers could cut water use and improve river quality as sensors and automation help meet New Zealand's swimmable-water target.
Workplace chat tools are now used by 43 per cent of employees, though most still doubt conversations on them are private.
The win highlights growing recognition for complex infrastructure, with the Auckland project praised as New Zealand’s most difficult yet to deliver.
About 1,600 workers could be needed at peak on Auckland's City Rail Link, with hundreds of openings for people new to work or unemployed.
Smart machines will make offshore model obsolete for competitive advantage, says Gartner. 40% of outsourced services will leverage smart machine tech by 2018.
Petrol stations have taken a big jump up in consumers' esteem in the past year, with 68 percent of those polled in a survey undertaken in January sayi.
Labour's finance spokesman Grant Robertson said Labour would look to boost its policy on research and development tax credits because the current gove.
New Zealand SMEs still want policies to reduce their compliance burden, according to the latest MYOB Business Monitor survey.
Labour pledges to boost small business in government procurement, sparking criticism from National, who call the policy half-baked.
Labour's ICT spokesperson criticizes National's broadband announcement, saying it is a cynical attempt to win votes.
New Zealand's new $150m rural broadband fund must be truly contestable and not a slush fund for large telcos, warns Labour ICT spokesperson Clare Curran.
