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According to Science Adviser President Donald Trump’s administration is shuttering a network of centres funded by the National Institutes of Health that aims to prevent future pandemics. The research is “unsafe,” NIH has concluded.
Internal corrosion breakthroughDry and pre-action fire sprinkler systems face unique challenges from internal corrosion which can compromise their performance and service life. While high-purity nitrogen has long been used to mitigate these effects, Vapor Corrosion Inhibitors (VCIs) are showing convincing results in tests in fire protection systems. In April General Air Products picked up the 2025 Corrosion Innovation of the Year Award with the Vapor Pipe Shield, a delivery system of Vapor phase Corrosion Inhibitor (VpCI®)
The recent flurry around the release of CV values for Auckland based on data more than 12-months old appears to have prompted leading information provider Cotality to join the fray of up to the minute value suppliers with an interactive tool Mapping the Market . The June 2025 edition shows stand-alone houses are beginning to regain ground in many suburbs while growth across townhouses and flats has remained more subdued and uneven.
What promises to be an authoritative webinar panel next week with Envirosuite and Josh Rembusch, Vice President of the Colorado Chapter of SWANA and VP at Byers Scientific. This session will dive into the evolving landscape of methane regulations and explore innovative, real-world strategies for managing landfill emissions and odour. This session brings together two industry leaders to discuss proactive approaches to monitoring, odour control, and the future of methane management in solid waste operations. Register here
You are training your sales teams on products, features, and competitors. You build videos, courses, and role-plays when suddenly a new regulatory change takes place and the competitive situation changes. An AI-native learning platform would upload and update the new regulations along with a learning platform, build a virtual coach and answer questions like “what is the impact of this regulatory change on our sales message?”
McKinsey talks to the chairman of Ecolab who believes that businesses can help solve the global water crisis if they engineer water circularity into their processes. Ecolab has 48,000 staff and provides water management services to more than 170 countries. It recently expanded its services to data centres where it provides chip-cooling solutions that minimise water use.
Countless studies have concluded that welding fume is a major carcinogenic yet few provide practical guidance on how to effectively control welding fume exposure. A survey of 1300 welders across Australia conducted by the Central University of Queensland examined product control methods such as on-gun fume extraction, hooded capture extraction and welding helmets with a powered air purifying respirator and compares their effectiveness in Australian and New Zealand settings.
Robinson Research Institute, a pioneer in high-temperature superconductivity (HTS) research, has received funding of $71million towards setting up and hosting an advanced technology platform in Future Magnetic and Materials Technologies.
New Zealanders will now be able to get into houses sooner and at less cost. So claims Building Consent Approvals (BCA) – the country’s first fully independent residential building consent authority. The privately-owned company will operate nationally and promises to issue building consents within a week and a half for eligible residential projects.
The rise of GLP-1s is shifting the discussion of obesity from an intractable issue to a treatable medical condition. Obesity could affect global GDP negatively by more than NZ$4.5 trillion by 2050 or a positive of almost $9.5 trillion with priorities on prevention and metabolic health, says McKinsey. Nearly 900 million adults around the world are living with obesity today, a substantial risk factor for at least 20 diseases which includes diabetes, cardiovascular conditions and brain health disorders.
Cybersecurity is squarely an issue for the board room now, says Ross Thompson, Group CEO of sustainability, data management and technology asset lifecycle at Greenbox. Knowing the ‘what,’ ‘where,’ ‘how used,’ ‘how disposed,’ and applicable laws around data and devices is a core reputational issue. Directors need to head off unintentional breaches of sensitive information and its exploitation arising from failure to keep track and properly dispose of IT assets.
CBRE assesses the potential impact of tariffs on the Asia Pacific economy, industrial and logistics, office and investment markets. While Asia Pacific countries account for one-third of the total trade in goods with the US, Australia and New Zealand appear well insulated with exports to the US less than one percent of GDP across the ditch and under three percent in New Zealand.
The global micromobility market is on the upswing and McKinsey reckons will more than double to US$340 billion by 2030. Micromobility refers to transportation via lightweight vehicles—bicycles, e-bikes, e-scooters and electric mopeds—that are used for short-distance travel. If you live in a city, you will have seen evidence of micromobility’s rapid growth. Cities and their partners are offering micromobility vehicles as efficient, flexible, and environmentally friendly transportation options.
Levels of methane are now over 2.5 times higher than pre-industrial levels — two-thirds as much as CO₂. Understanding and quantifying the global methane budget is important for assessing realistic pathways to mitigate climate change. The little-known role of termites is part of insights on global methane sources and sinks by an international team of researchers including CMCC’s Sergio Noce.
A recent white paper by the World Economic Forum examines how gender gaps are shifting. Gender Parity in an Intelligent World explores workforce, skilling, and innovation scenarios where AI augmentation can support gender parity and inclusive growth. The paper provides strategic insights on how women and men are engaging with AI globally and sets the tone for further exploration of GenAI as an accelerant for gender parity.
Tech research and advisory giant Gartner predicts that by 2028, a quarter of job applicants globally will be fake, largely driven by AI-generated profiles. HR departments — many of them understaffed and working with outdated technology –have become prime targets. Fraudsters are deploying real-time deep fake video technology during virtual interviews that can match facial expressions and lip-sync with remarkable accuracy. Voice cloning technology can simulate accents and intonations.
The 2019 liquidation of Stanley Construction left about 200 subcontractors stranded. Master Electricians New Zealand, which represents around 10,000 individual electricians, is funding an application to seek a clear ruling from the High Court over the use of retention funds, in this case amounting to $2.1 million. Ford Sumner Lawyers has made an application for the court to review the liquidators’ actions and to appoint replacement liquidators to administer the retention monies.
A wide-ranging global report prepared by Cushman and Wakefield says the Asia-Pacific commercial property market is expected to remain sound in the face of US tariff and trade pressures. Nonetheless, despite support from the domestic market the region will not be exempt from the effects of a global slowdown as business increasingly adopt a more cautious approach to decision making. New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia buy more than they sell to the US market.
