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Conquering stress and a heavy workload

High workloads can damage health and performance, but managers can cut stress by delegating, pacing tasks and taking regular breaks.

By Michael Curreen • 5 min read • Mon, 7th Oct 2019

Real estate

What’s happening in the apartment market?

Top-end flats are showing some weakness, even as most apartment prices move broadly in line with the wider property market.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Fri, 4th Oct 2019

Supply Chain

Should Auckland’s port relocate to Northland?

Auckland could gain valuable waterfront land and Northland secure a major jobs boost if the freight port is shifted, but the bill is likely to run to billions.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 4th Oct 2019

Risk & Compliance

Companies sentenced after tree falls on children

Auckland childcare and property firms were fined after a dead tree crushed a playground, injuring four toddlers and a teacher.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd Oct 2019

Sustainability

Open the door to energy sustainability in Australasia

Larger office buildings could cut heating and cooling costs as revolving doors curb air loss and drafty chimney effects, experts say.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Wed, 2nd Oct 2019

Real estate

New Zealand’s property market mapped: see value changes in your suburb

Home buyers can now compare suburb-level price shifts at a glance, as CoreLogic's map shows where values have risen, fallen or held steady.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Sep 2019

Construction

New hope for construction industry

New procurement rules could ease contract risk and cut legal costs, if agencies shift from lowest price to outcome-led construction deals.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 29th Sep 2019

Construction

Watercare’s big construction partnership

The deal should improve certainty for contractors and could cut costs as Watercare pursues long-term savings and sustainability goals.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 27th Sep 2019

Risk & Compliance

Worker left paralysed after company failed to train him

A North Island firm has been fined and ordered to pay reparation after an untrained worker was left paralysed in a boom lift fall.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Wed, 25th Sep 2019

Construction

Infrastructure Commission’s multi-billion dollar opportunity

Better procurement could unlock billions of dollars in value from New Zealand’s $129 billion infrastructure pipeline, industry groups say.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 23rd Sep 2019

Real estate

This is the best place in New Zealand to buy property

Palmerston North’s relative affordability is drawing buyers as median values jump 13.7% to NZD $415,000, far below Auckland.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Sun, 22nd Sep 2019

Real estate

Demand now strong for yielding commercial buildings

Lower deposit rates are pushing investors into office and industrial assets, lifting prices for scarce quality commercial buildings across New Zealand.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Sep 2019

Facilities management

Look out for your workmate – it could save their life

In New Zealand’s construction sector, a simple check-in from colleagues is being urged as a potentially life-saving response to mounting suicide risks.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Sep 2019

Urban Planning

Aeromovel can reduce Auckland-Airport light rail budget by up to $5 billion

Questions over Auckland's airport rail spending have intensified as Aeromovel is pitched as a way to slash costs and delivery time dramatically.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Sep 2019

Risk & Compliance

Another injury after company fails to fix unsafe machine

A worker suffered severe hand injuries after NZCC Limited kept using a sausage casing machine with known safety faults, WorkSafe says.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Wed, 18th Sep 2019

Urban Planning

Infrastructure sector calls for transformational government reform

Three-quarters of industry leaders want central and local government to overhaul how they work, amid warnings that infrastructure delivery is lagging.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 15th Sep 2019

Supply Chain