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FM doubles resilience credit to USD $825m, broadens support scope

FM has doubled its resilience credit to USD $825m, expanding support to operational and climate risks and launching a new unit for integrated risk management.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025

Space

3GPP Standards for Satellite IoT – the catalyst for progression, or a Mexican standoff?

Amid a lowered cost to develop satellite networks, questions arise as to whether 3GPP Standards for Satellite IoT will serve as a progression catalyst or incite standstill tensions.

By Alastair Macleod • 7 min read • Thu, 22nd Feb 2024

Disaster Recovery

Government selects ICEYE to strengthen disaster response

ICEYE will empower national and provincial agencies throughout Australia to enhance country-wide resilience and supply flood and bushfire hazard data.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Sep 2023

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Agricultural Technology

Australian firms plan price rises amid supply strain

Shoppers could face higher prices, fewer choices and longer waits as Australian companies pass on rising supply chain costs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 11th Aug 2026

Risk & Compliance

Need for workplace safety and NaTech awareness

Poorly coded rules leave factories and hazardous sites exposed when floods, quakes or storms trigger fires, explosions or toxic leaks.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 29th Oct 2025

Real estate

How natural hazards are shaping the property market

Insurance concerns and storm damage are pushing down values in parts of Nelson, with buyers wary of future natural hazards.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Sep 2024

Real estate

Was 2023 the year of the property market correction?

Falling asking prices and fewer new listings pushed the total value of homes for sale down nearly a quarter, data from realestate.co.nz showed.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2024

Agricultural Technology

NIWA invests $5m in extreme weather research

Additional funding will boost flood forecasting and climate adaptation work after recent cyclones exposed gaps in New Zealand's resilience.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 21st Aug 2023

Disaster Recovery

Data crucial during skyrocketing construction prices

Homeowners may be underinsured as rebuilding costs in New Zealand hit record highs, with some code changes adding 5-20% to bills.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Apr 2023

Disaster Recovery

Working with silt or soil after flooding

Workers face contamination risks from flood silt, with WorkSafe warning of germs, chemicals and asbestos during clean-up.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Tue, 14th Mar 2023

Disaster Recovery

How has Cyclone Gabrielle impacted the housing market?

Sales and listings fell sharply in cyclone-hit regions, even as nationwide housing stock returned to more normal levels in February.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Tue, 14th Mar 2023

Disaster Recovery

Who is eligible for the Cyclone Gabrielle recovery visa?

Specialist engineers, technicians and insurance assessors can be brought in within a week to speed North Island cyclone recovery.

By Michael Curreen • 6 min read • Sun, 26th Feb 2023

Disaster Recovery

The impact of back-to-back storms

Back-to-back storms are exposing weaknesses in Auckland’s ageing drainage system and testing community recovery after record flooding.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Sun, 12th Feb 2023

Risk & Compliance

Third of homeowners not confident they are adequately insured

Rising rebuild costs are leaving many Kiwi homeowners exposed, with 30% unsure their cover would fully replace a total-loss house.

By Michael Curreen • 6 min read • Fri, 28th Oct 2022

Risk & Compliance

Planning for the worst case scenario

Families of high-risk workers could face devastating gaps if more employers fail to offer Wills and estate planning.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Mon, 19th Jul 2021

Disaster Recovery

UN declares New Zealand’s housing crisis a breach of human rights

The report urges ministers to curb speculation, strengthen tenant rights and expand social housing after finding the crisis breaches basic rights.

By Michael Curreen • 10 min read • Fri, 25th Jun 2021

Construction

Heritage building reborn in country’s largest reuse project

Resource consent has been granted for a planned Auckland office development that could retain 1.8 million kg of concrete and preserve heritage features.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Mon, 22nd Feb 2021

Risk & Compliance