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This week the High Court of New Zealand publicly released Justice Tahana’s decision on the ongoing High Court case between Tauranga City Council (TCC) and Harrison Grierson Holdings Limited first defendant (responsible for the structural design) and Constructure Auckland Limited as the second defendant (engaged to review the structural design) where TCC claimed a loss of more than $20 million due to a partially built transport hub in Tauranga. The case involves liability issues and breach of duty under the Building Act 2004 (Building Act), as well as claims of breach of the Fair Trading Act 1986 (Fair Trading Act) and negligent misstatement.

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New Zealand businesses are moving to eInvoicing – and now’s the time to get on board.

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The New Zealand economy is officially in recession and we know many of our members are doing it tough, particularly small to medium businesses. Here are our top seven tips for navigating the current financial climate.

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We’re a proud partner of the 2024 Client Choice Awards, which recognise best practice in the professional services sector in Australia and New Zealand – and the results are out! 

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Two thirds of respondents in a Three Waters survey have had contracts either paused, deferred or cancelled in the past six months.

The survey, conducted by Water New Zealand and ACE New Zealand, across the membership of the two organisations, represents almost 100 contractors, consultancies, suppliers and councils.

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In 2006, when Wharehuia Dixon (Ngāti Awa) joined Beca as a graduate civil engineer, the company didn’t have a strong connection to te ao Māori. He was one of a handful of Māori within one of Asia Pacific’s largest independent advisory, design and engineering consultancies. Wharehuia says the industry can be a lonely place for Māori and Pacific engineers, and notes that many young Māori and Pacific children grow up having no idea what engineering means.   

Fast forward to 2024 and the environment is changing. Beca’s New Zealand cultural origins have become much clearer within the last seven years, following a challenge to the company to better reflect its roots as a business founded in Aotearoa by Wharehuia, Genevieve Doube (Ngāi Tahu) and John Blyth (Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi). This challenge led to the inception of Te Ahi Tūtata in 2022 (Beca’s Māori business team) and a role within the company for Wharehuia that is grounded in te ao Māori.  

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Merit ACE Award winner Stantec views the ACE Awards as New Zealand's premiere engineering awards for consultants. We talk to ANZ Sector Leader, Transportation Delivery Nick Gluyas about how last year's win was fantastic recognition for going the extra mile in project delivery. 

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International fraud is increasing in the immigration sector with the latest issues affecting both employers and migrant employees. We asked Immigration Director – New Zealand Arno Nothnagel of Absolute Immigration to tell us about the fraudulent activity they are seeing and what businesses should do if targeted. 

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Winning Silver and Sustainability ACE Awards had multiple positive spinoffs for Frame Group. Managing Director Jonathan Pringle tells us how the company’s success at last year’s awards helped attract new team members, created team pride and inspired them to enter further awards, and benefitted market credibility for the small, specialist business.

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