Regulation stories
As VR's global popularity surges, regulators face challenges on privacy, IP theft, and content disputes, prompting new policies and stricter scrutiny.
Regulators struggle to keep pace with technological disruption, according to a new study by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
A digital product database could trim consenting costs and lift New Zealand builders' productivity, with gains to GDP estimated at up to NZD $220 million.
Australia's environment is at risk due to a lack of real-time monitoring. The new outcomes-based regulatory framework misses the mark without EIoT technology.
New rules could change spray planning, training and storage for farmers and contractors after a draft agrichemicals standard opened for comment.
Vix Vizion selected as solutions provider for South Australian government's gambling register, using facial recognition technology.
A Christchurch meat plant has been fined and ordered to pay reparation after a worker lost four fingers in a cleaning accident.
Lockdowns have boosted support for digital tools, wastewater monitoring and investment as utilities grapple with falling revenues and rising demand.
Investor activity may stay buoyant through the 2020 election, with Colliers saying housing policy shifts have usually had only a limited effect.
Regional blocs and national champions could leave infrastructure slower to innovate, more monopolistic and less resilient as climate risks mount.
Homeowners could save NZD $18 million a year as councils drop consents for sheds, carports and other low-risk work from August.
Public buildings face tighter access controls as coronavirus drives demand for safer, greener entrance systems across Australia and New Zealand.
Small firms face months of cashflow pain as the wages subsidy runs thin and landlords and utilities keep billing during lockdown.
Construction firms now have detailed COVID-19 rules to resume work under Alert Level 3, aiming to protect workers and avoid a return to lockdown.
Cashflow support and clearer contract rules could help keep builders employed and speed New Zealand's economic recovery after the lockdown.
Routine fire safety checks are being paused in New Zealand as lockdown rules limit work to urgent tasks protecting health, safety and essential services.
Economic worries are deepening as COVID-19 threatens recession, job losses and delayed launches across New Zealand's fintech sector.
Sector growth is set to lift jobs and exports as smaller Kiwi tech firms tap climate, finance and 4IR demand over the next decade.
Developers can now assess sites in minutes, as new data tools cut weeks from feasibility work and simplify approvals.
A stronger fintech climate has lifted Auckland into Asia Pacific’s top 25, with New Zealand now ranked 45th globally in a new index.
