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• Forward thinkers wanted to enhance standards content

  30 August 2019

  Can you see the future? We're looking for people with ideas on how to develop a product or service based on standards content, such as a smartphone app or software tool.

• Innovation delivers 75% time saving to standard construction contracts

  08 August 2019

  Standards New Zealand is looking for partners to work with us on digitally innovative ways to repurpose standards content. The aim is ensure that standards are accessible by the people who need to use them, at the right time, and in an effective format. Our first partner in this 'value add' programme is Kiwi document automation specialists, LawHawk. Read about how this award-winning company is using their innovative technology to deliver significant time saving to standard construction contracts.

• Public consultation open for timber standards NZS 3640 and NZS 3602

  05 August 2019

  A second round of public consultation on the draft revisions of NZS 3640:2003 Preservation of timber and wood-based products (DZ 3640) and NZS 3602:2003 Timber and wood based products for use in buildings (DZ 3602) has opened. Individuals, organisations, and the wider building and construction sector are encouraged to have their say on the drafts. Public consultation will close on 23 August, 2019.

• Removing barriers in the building system – over 120 building standards funded for free download

  31 July 2019

  Over 120 building standards used for Building Code compliance have been funded for free download thanks to a successful collaboration between MBIE (Ministry of Business Employment and Innovation) and Standards New Zealand.

• Updated fire sprinkler standard NZS 4541 out for public comment

  30 July 2019

  An update to the New Zealand standard NZS 4541 – Automatic fire sprinkler systems has just been released for public consultation. This important standard provides an integrated set of rules for the design, installation, and maintenance of sprinkler systems so they reliably protect against the loss of life and minimise property damage from fire.

• Successful first-ever Joint Committee Member Training Workshop

  15 July 2019

  Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand jointly presented a two-day Joint Committee Member Training Workshop in Wellington in July. It gave joint committee members valuable up-to-date information on best practice for writing standards.

• Emerging trends in international standards and how they impact NZ

  28 June 2019

  Standards New Zealand recently hosted two unique roundtables in parallel with the 2019 Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC)-International Organization for Standardization (ISO) workshop in Wellington. They provided a unique opportunity for local business, government and industry leaders to meet with executives from the ISO and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

  Some key themes emerged, providing great insight into what's on the horizon for international standards.

• Techweek 2019: Are we innovating for the best or is it the Wild West?

  18 June 2019

  We recently hosted an event for Techweek 2019, where our expert panel discussed the role of standards in the digital economy under the topic, 'Are we innovating for the best or is it the Wild West?'

  Read the key themes and 10 hot areas to keep an eye on for the rest of this year, and next.

• Waiving of commissioning fee for joint AS/NZS IDTs – pilot extended for 12 months

  09 May 2019

  Standards Australia (SA) and Standards New Zealand have agreed to extend for a futher 12 months the pilot where the commissioning fees for joint Standards development projects for the Identical Adoption of ISO and IEC Standards would be waived. This means that if Australian and New Zealand stakeholders support the joint adoption of an ISO or IEC standard, the work can progress promptly.

• New standard brings critical road ambulance and aeromedical services up to date

  07 May 2019

  NZS 8156:2019 Ambulance, paramedicine, and patient transfer services has been revised, in partnership with Ambulance New Zealand, bringing best practice in this sector up to date. This standard is the basis for measuring quality, safety, and competency within New Zealand’s road ambulance and aeromedical services.