Latest articles

• ISO new field of technical activity proposal – Sustainable finance

  05 June 2018

  Standards New Zealand is seeking feedback from relevant stakeholders on the International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) proposal for the development of a new field of technical activity, 'Sustainable finance'.

• Product safety – It’s your business

  21 May 2018

  There are thousands of different consumer products on the market and almost daily we see new products being launched. How does a business ensure their products are safe, especially if there are no regulations to help provide some guidance?

• Techweek'18 panel discussion – Thriving with standards: Business success stories in the digital economy

  04 May 2018

  Monday 21 May 3:15 – 5pm. As part of Techweek'18 we’ve brought together an engaging panel to share their tips and tricks on business success in the digital economy, including the role that standards have played in their journey. The panel will be made up of six engaging speakers, moderated by PwC Partner Owen Gibson.

• Amendment on aviation electrical installations to NZS 6114 – Public comment

  03 May 2018

  Standards New Zealand is seeking feedback on the draft Amendment No. 2 to NZS 6114:2006 Electrical installations – Requirements for the safe supply of electricity to installations/facilities and equipment operating at non-standard voltages and frequencies. Amendment No. 2 is now available for public comment.

• Public comment – Amendment to AS/NZS 3012:2010 with separate New Zealand-only appendix

  03 May 2018

  Standards New Zealand is seeking feedback on an amendment to AS/NZS 3012:2010 Electrical installations – Construction and demolition sites. Note that there are two separate documents to review, one for New Zealand-only content and one for joint Australian/New Zealand content.

• WorkSafe – Reducing accidents involving vehicles on farms

  03 May 2018

  WorkSafe has started a major drive to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities involving vehicles on farms. WorkSafe will work with the sector on new and improved guidance, standards, and training to help farmers make the right decisions.

• Information security standard revised – ISO/IEC 27000

  03 May 2018

  A new edition of ISO/IEC 27000:2018 provides the overview of information security management systems (ISMS), and terms and definitions commonly used in the ISMS ISO/IEC 27001 family of standards.

• Energy efficiency lighting in large buildings – Amendment to standard released

  13 April 2018

  Over the last decade, there have been major changes in lighting equipment. Solid state lighting (SSL) LED light sources, and luminaires have emerged as the predominant technology. Amendment No. 1, published in April 2018, includes updates to reflect current practices and simplifies how the standard is used.

• First company accredited by IANZ to test meth-contaminated properties

  13 April 2018

  Hawke's Bay company Drug Smart has become the first in New Zealand to gain IANZ accreditation to test for methamphetamine contamination. In 2017, Standards New Zealand published a new standard NZS 8510:2017 Testing and decontamination of methamphetamine-contaminated properties, which required rigorous validation of sampling kits and proof of appropriately trained samplers. Drug Smart is the first company to be IANZ accredited under NZS 8510:2017.

• Loop bar warning from MBIE

  13 April 2018

  MBIE has issued a warning about the use of loop bar details in flange-hung double-tee precast concrete floor units, and published an amendment to Verification Method B1/VM1. The warning and amendment are part of MBIE’s response to the investigation into the performance of Statistics House and the Canterbury earthquakes.