Critical infrastructure cybersecurity: New Zealand has no mandatory rules
Yet better cybersecurity does not necessarily mean organisations understand every part of their operational environment. Only 14% of…
Healthy Homes standards: MBIE has no national compliance estimate
National compliance and investigations manager Brett Wilson said getting an exact compliance figure would effectively require checking the…
Government makes corded blind safety standards mandatory after child deaths
“It’s a parent’s worst nightmare, and behind every one of those numbers is a family that lost a…
Insurers eye entry into New Zealand, as home building warranties/insurance due to become mandatory
But because builders don’t tend to have this kind of insurance, the Government wants to make it mandatory…
David Nyika set for IBF eliminator fight for world cruiserweight shot
“Both [Nyika and Masson] have confirmed in writing their willingness to participate in an eliminator bout,” the IBF…
Ōtūmoetai dog mauling: Owner of attacked pet urges mandatory prosecution
“My wife entered hyper‑focus mode and tuned out everything else as she tried to save our dog,” the…
Government U-turn: Scott Simpson orders fresh advice on child deaths linked to blind cords
Since 2009, eight small children have died from getting caught in blind cords, mainly roman blind cords. Simpson…
Coward punch law reform: Charity pushes for mandatory minimum jail terms
Trust secretary Mike Angove said the case highlighted what it called a “systemic failure” in New Zealand’s sentencing…
Mum calls for mandatory safety regulations for blind cords after toddler’s death
Between 2009 and 2019, six children in New Zealand died after being strangled by the cord of a…
UN secretary-general says global body is at risk of financial collapse
US Republican administrations and lawmakers have long criticised the UN as wasteful, liberal and ineffective – and in…
PM Christopher Luxon seemingly transmutes political gold into sh*t
Tough and decisive? PM Christopher Luxon and Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston have announced a scheme…
Far North advocate renews call for mandatory dog desexing after overseas trip
“I thought of developing countries as having poor animal welfare, and I went there and thought, ‘New Zealand…