One Plan To Rule Them All: Coast Council Says Juggernaut Can’t Be Stopped
The West Coast Regional Council heard this week that the council and iwi committee that has led the Te Tai o Poutini Plan ...
Third Contender For Whanganui Mayoralty: Josh Chandulal-Mackay Shares Vision For City
Three-term district councillor Josh Chandulal-Mackay has set his sights on the Whanganui mayoralty and leading out “a new ...
‘Weird Wording’: Parent Says Nelson Speed Consultation Is Confusing
Consultation has finally opened on a proposal to retain a 60km/h limit on a stretch of Nelson highway, but a local parent and ...
Reducing Ambiguity About What Is Reasonably Practicable For Health And Safety Compliance
Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden says safe harbours of deemed compliance will be created to increase ...
Feedback On The Minister For Workplace Relations And Safety’s Call To Reduce Ambiguity For Health And Safety Compliance
CHASNZ welcomes suggested improvements to the Approved Codes of Practice (ACOP) model as outlined today by the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety. This is consistent with CHASNZ’s submission ...
Codes Of Practice To Light The Way
Approved Codes of Practice will become more important under coming changes to health and safety legislation, and complying with a Code will be sufficient for a workplace to be deemed to be complying ...
Health Decision Makers Should Heed Conclusions In Primary Healthcare Report
The NZ Initiative report correctly concludes that a strong, accessible, and equitable primary care system will improve health outcomes, reduce healthcare costs, and enhance the quality of life for all ...
Streamlined H&S Regime Drives Focus On Key Risks - Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is applauding the Government’s moves to reduce paperwork, ambiguity, cost and duplication in health and safety regulation. "We’re very much on board with the Government’s direction ...
Disabled People Will Be ‘Further Isolated’ If Travel Subsidy Cut
The council ultimately requested staff develop and implement a process to limit trip numbers, while considering cutting the subsidy to 50 percent as a disincentive. No final decision was made at the ...
Work Still Required To Reduce Workplace Harm
The additional funding for new workplace inspectors of $2.7 million is a good step, but the cost of workplace harm is $4.9 billion annually.
Developer: Tasman Fee Change Discourages Infill Housing
Each new housing unit in Tasman currently pays development contributions to the council – a special fee collected on a one-off basis to help finance future infrastructure projects that will benefit ...
Update Serious Crash SH 1 Karapiro - Waikato
A person is in a serious condition following a crash on Tirau Road, Karapiro early this morning. A motorcyclist has crashed just after midnight and been taken to Waikato Hospital. The Serious Crash ...