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How drawing on the power of telematics can help your organisation enhance its ESG performance and reporting in FY2027
Data Analytics

How drawing on the power of telematics can help your organisation enhance its ESG performance and reporting in FY2027

Granular fleet data could give Australian businesses better ESG reporting, while helping cut emissions, accidents and worker stress.

By Dan Winson • 3 min read • 4 days ago

Global Stories

Health and Safety stories

Integrated video security - a must for modern preschools
Security Operations Centres

Integrated video security - a must for modern preschools

Integrated systems can help preschool staff spot risks sooner, control access and protect children's privacy without slowing daily routines.

By Jordan Cullis • 6 min read • 2 days ago
How AI is changing business planning
Digital Transformation

How AI is changing business planning

Better forecasting is becoming a competitive necessity as AI lets firms test thousands of scenarios to protect margins and respond faster to shocks.

By Steve Singer • 4 min read • Last week
Co Connect joins Google AI accelerator for Australia
Digital Transformation

Co Connect joins Google AI accelerator for Australia

Its offline safety app for mine workers will be sharpened with Google help, as Co Connect joins a 15-startup AI cohort.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

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Peri UK appoints Craig McDonnell as Engineering Director
Supply Chain

Peri UK appoints Craig McDonnell as Engineering Director

Early input on temporary works could help construction clients cut risk and improve productivity as the engineering veteran takes on the new role.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday
Westgate warns storms could delay UK data centre builds
Data centers

Westgate warns storms could delay UK data centre builds

Builders face rising delays and overruns as wetter, stormier conditions threaten to disrupt UK data centre projects through 2027.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Run-down Invercargill council building still awaiting repairs
Public Sector

Run-down Invercargill council building still awaiting repairs

A fifth of the budget has gone on temporary office moves for staff, as Invercargill City Council still has no timeframe for repairing its ageing headquarters.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • 2 days ago
Drones, thermal imaging and LiDAR: The technology reshaping building inspections in New Zealand
Drones

Drones, thermal imaging and LiDAR: The technology reshaping building inspections in New Zealand

Buyers could face fewer post-settlement surprises as drones, thermal cameras and LiDAR expose hidden defects in New Zealand homes.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Yesterday
Kano Kousan takes delivery of first new Volvo A45 haulers
Fleet Management

Kano Kousan takes delivery of first new Volvo A45 haulers

Japan's quarry operators are watching the deal closely as the updated A45s offer more payload, lower fuel use and steadier haulage on rough ground.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Yesterday
Site Safe marks 20 years of construction safety event
Māori

Site Safe marks 20 years of construction safety event

What began with 76 graduates has grown into New Zealand's largest construction health and safety event, drawing more than 350 attendees.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • 4 days ago
Blackline Safety appoints Jon Baldwin as Chief Executive
Wearables

Blackline Safety appoints Jon Baldwin as Chief Executive

The leadership handover comes as the Calgary-based safety tech group pushes beyond C$150 million in annual revenue and expands globally.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 5 days ago
Exxovantage backs Airspeeder Team New Zealand ground crew
Manufacturing

Exxovantage backs Airspeeder Team New Zealand ground crew

Crew fatigue and injury risk could ease as Exxovantage equips Airspeeder Team New Zealand with exoskeletons for race-day ground work.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • 5 days ago
Fresh Minds & Groov partner on workplace wellbeing
Human Capital Management

Fresh Minds & Groov partner on workplace wellbeing

Only 3% of workers use traditional programmes, leaving employers under pressure to make mental health help easier to access before crises hit.

By Raphael Veloso • 5 min read • 5 days ago
'Unsettling' dead rat discovery leads to boil water notice in Horowhenua
Risk & Compliance

'Unsettling' dead rat discovery leads to boil water notice in Horowhenua

About 40 households in Mangaore have been told to boil water after two dead rats were found in a reservoir during a routine inspection.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 2 min read • Last week
Car crashes into Tauranga council building
NZME

Car crashes into Tauranga council building

No one was hurt when a black sedan clipped a beam at Tauranga City Council's near-new GBP £45 million building on Devonport Rd.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 2 min read • Last week
Steam train operator 'shocked and devastated' after death at station
Emergency services

Steam train operator 'shocked and devastated' after death at station

Passengers were left traumatised after a person died at Te Awamutu station on Sunday evening, prompting a police investigation.

By RNZ • 2 min read • Last week
EcoOnline named Leader in Verdantix Green Quadrant
Software-as-a-Service

EcoOnline named Leader in Verdantix Green Quadrant

The ranking reflects growing buyer demand for integrated EHS systems that link worker safety, chemicals oversight and operational risk in one platform.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week