With the Minister suggesting further reforms are coming, the Forum and our members hope we will see a sharpening of incentives in the ACC scheme to encourage businesses to drive positive outcomes, and ...

“Reducing the red tape faced by small businesses will allow them to focus on the things that matter,” says EMA Manager of Employment Relations and Safety Paul Jarvie.

“Everyone deserves to expect a safe working environment – no matter the workplace. But red tape surrounding compliance and prohibitive costs have taken away from the task at hand – that is making sure ...

It is sometimes claimed that having money in cash this way makes it easier to keep track of and helps people avoid overspending. But mortgage advisers say it can be a problem when someone wants to ...

Springs Junction is one of several remote sites where Meridian is using innovative solutions to meet the needs of EV drivers ...

“This commitment to rail will give communities and businesses some certainty about future transport links. It also removes uncertainty around rail and enables KiwiRail to better promote rail freight ...

“Transporting New Zealand hasn’t taken a fixed view on rail-enablement vs rail-compatibility, but we have noted that Ministry of Transport advised the Government in December 2023 that the rail-enabled ...

The freight industry has been looking for certainty that reliable connections between the North and South Islands would continue and the plan announced by Minister for Rail Winston Peters provides ...

Maritime Union of New Zealand National Secretary Carl Findlay says the union had strongly argued for this outcome to the Minister, and the decision was a victory for common sense. He says rail-enabled ...

Workers First Union members at Independent Petroleum Laboratory (IPL), owned by Channel Infrastructure, have begun strike action today after the company refused to address union members’ exclusion ...

The closure is between the State Highway 10/SH11 intersection at Puketona and Haruru and is expected to remain in place for a least a couple of hours while the NZ Police Serious Crash Unit ...

April 1 used to be a day when workers could count on a pay rise with stronger support for those doing it tough, but that’s not the case under this Government. “April 1 is now a painful reminder of how ...