2025 NAPFU collective bargaining and industrial action
On Friday, 17 October, members of the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) will be holding a one-hour work stoppage from 12:00pm to 1:00pm. Please be aware this may impact your organis…
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PRODUCT RECALL - Trojan Developments Prox Rox
A 'touch to exit' security switch is being recalled as it is "vulnerable to compromise" in some circumstances. The Trojan Developments Prox Rex was sold over a four-year period. Product Safety say t…
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Potential Asbestos in Fire Doors – Industry Alert
Date: 7 October 2025 Source: Building Performance – MBIE Summary: Fire-retardant boards (FRBs) used in some fire doors supplied in Aotearoa New Zealand between 2021 and 2025 have tested positive fo…
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Joint NZ and Australian Standards Committee FP-003 - ABC Nomination
The Association has been asked to provide a nomination for a committee member to the Joint Australian and NZ Standards Committee, FP-003 Hand-Held Firefighting Equipment. This includes extinguishers, …
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Vocational Education Reform - Sprinkler and Alarm Technicians
Following the Cabinet announcement on April 24th, and subject to the legislation passing, Te Pūkenga’s work-based learning divisions, including their existing apprentices and trainees, will transfer t…
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Firefighting Equipment Thefts on the Rise again
Fire and Emergency NZ have issued a new notice on Firefighting Equipment thefts. Unfortunately, this is not the first time this has happened. Please read the notice here and be vigilant of your equipm…
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Navigating Liability, Risk and Corporate Contrasts: Strategies for a Risk-Averse Era
In today’s dynamic regulatory and legal environment, companies face increasing scrutiny over contract compliance, liability exposure, and risk allocation—particularly when engaging with local councils…
ABC Government Submission on proposed IQP Offences
ABC provided a detailed formal submission to the Select Committee for Building (Earthquake-prone Building Deadlines and Other Matters) Amendment Bill - New Zealand Parliament (www.parliament.nz). Unf…
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Update from Auckland City Council
The Auckland City Council has updated their process for applying for changes to the Compliance Schedule or applying for a new Compliance Schedule to include providing more information on all specified…
Confusion over B-RaD and S-RaD forms
Recently Auckland Council released communications regarding the new S-Rad and B-Rad forms as launched by MBIE. In this email Auckland Council said that they would fully adopt the new forms as of 2 Oc…