Everything you hoped you would never need to know about synthetic cannabis
In the year to June, the deaths of between 40 and 45 Kiwis are believed to be linked to the use of synthetic cannabis. Continue →
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Women of Influence Diversity award winner announced
New Zealand’s Women’s Infrastructure Network (WIN) founder Sarah Lang was winner of the CETANZ Diversity category award at the recent Women of Influence Awards in Auckland
“We are delighted that Sarah has been recognised for her outstanding leadership in the sector having established the Women’s Infrastructure Network in late 2016 and led its growth to seven chapters nationwide with over 1000 members today”, says Infrastructure New Zealand Chief Executive Stephen Selwood. Continue →
Major infrastructure delegation to Asia
Infrastructure New Zealand will lead a senior delegation to China, Hong Kong and Singapore in March 2019
The key topics will be road pricing, new cities development, master planning, integrated urban development at scale and value capture. Continue →
Auckland Council and Unison honoured at RiskNZ annual awards
Auckland Council’s Cecilia Tse won the risk management professional of the year award while the council’s risk team won the excellence in developing capability in risk management award at RiskNZ’s annual awards in Auckland
Ryan McBrearty of Unison Networks won the other award for best emerging risk practitioner of the year. Continue →
EPIC campaign for epic industry
More gamers, trampers and sportspeople may soon be building and maintaining New Zealand’s vital water, roading and energy networks, thanks to a careers promotion platform designed to inspire career seekers and bring diversity to the infrastructure workforce
https://epicwork.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/EPIC-Hero-1080p-Youtube.mp4EPIC Careers in Infrastructure will be officially launched at the Civil Contractors New Zealand (CCNZ) Conference in Hamilton on 2 August with an introduction from Minister of Transport Phil Twyford and CCNZ President Brian Warren. Continue →
MBIE releases building emergency guide
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has published a handy guide to managing buildings in emergencies
Managing buildings in an emergency describes the roles and responsibilities of central and local government and other agencies for managing buildings in an emergency using the 4Rs framework – Readiness, Response, Recovery and Reduction. Continue →
New course addresses driver shortage
Efforts to ease the driver shortage in the road transport industry has attracted significant numbers of female students to a Commercial Road Transport Programme being held at Manukau Institute of Technology
The course, the first of its kind at MIT, aims to graduate students with learner’s class 4 driving licenses. Continue →
First scaffolding apprenticeship designed to help boost construction
New Zealand’s first apprenticeship in scaffolding is being launched in a bid to support the surging construction sector
Scaffolding, Access and Rigging Association of New Zealand (SARNZ), the industry body representing the leading companies in the sector, has worked closely with Skills (The Industry Training Organisation) and training providers to develop the apprenticeship. Continue →
Improve your threat intelligence strategy with these ideas
You do want to improve your threat intelligence strategy, right?
I mean, who wouldn’t? Continue →
Digital transformation boosts businesses
New research which examined how organisations are evolving from a traditional office environment to a digital workplace reveals that gaining competitive advantage and improving business process are among the top goals of their digital transformation strategy. Continue →
Simply Group Deloitte’s business awards finalists
Two Simply Group businesses have been named as finalists in Deloitte’s Fast50 2017 regional awards. Continue →
Tech momentum having a huge impact
New Zealand is rapidly becoming a significant digital nation where technology is positively impacting on almost all traditional sectors such as banking, agriculture and tourism, according to the NZTech annual report. Continue →
Wrong email attachments a thing of the past
Leading encrypted messaging app SafeSwiss claims it’s doing away with email attachments being sent to the wrong person. Continue →
Faster internet bringing more cyberattacks
Growing evidence shows that the downside of super-fast connectivity and ultra-fast broadband is producing an equivalent lift in cyberattacks, NZTech Chief Executive Graeme Muller warns. Continue →
Unplugging the USB cybersecurity threat
The little connectors can cause big cybersecurity trouble at plants and businesses big and small. Continue →
No such thing as a bridge too far
Work to replace Queenstown’s iconic Kawarau Falls Bridge with a two-lane bridge saw developers overcome the elements with the help of shipping containers. Continue →
Most popular workplace instant message apps found
Skype, Facebook and Lync are the most popular instant messaging apps in the workplace, a recent survey found. Continue →
Big winners at risk management awards
New Zealand Police and New Zealand Cricket have been honoured at RiskNZ’s annual awards for their exemplary efforts in managing and mitigating risk management. Continue →
More infrastructure needed business leaders believe
Business is relatively happy with the policy direction of New Zealand but wants to see more investment in infrastructure. Continue →
Specialised infrastructure procurement agency needed
The infrastructure industry broadly agrees that consolidating public procurement expertise in an arm’s-length specialist agency is critical to meeting New Zealand’s investment programme, an industry expert insists. Continue →