Construction Contracts Act Amendment Bill *

New Zealand - April 15 2013
In January of this year, Parliament introduced a Bill to update and amend the Construction Contracts Act 2002 (the Act). Among the proposed changes…

Co-authors: Daniel Kelleher, John Buchan, Graeme Hall, Willie Palmer, Sherridan Cook.

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Proposals to improve the New Zealand earthquake-prone building system - a consultation document *

New Zealand - April 2 2013
Consultation has recently closed on a document by Ministry of Business, Employment and Innovation (MBIE) on building seismic performance in New…

Co-authors: Stephen Whittington, Daniel Kelleher, Dominic Lundon, John Buchan, Charlotte von Dadelszen.

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Advent of UFB brings changes to telecommunications regulation *

New Zealand - November 22 2011
The development of ultra-fast broadband continues apace with Telecom about to separate into two listed companies - New Telecom and New Chorus (Chorus2).

Co-authors: Philip Wood, Nick Crang.

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Decisions imminent on CFH's LFC partners for remaining candidate areas under UFB initiative *

New Zealand - May 23 2011
As detailed in our February 2011 update, Telecom and other parties associated with the NZ Regional Fibre Group (Alpine Energy, Enable Networks, Flute Joint Venture and Vector) had been prioritised by CFH for negotiation as potential LFC partners.

Co-authors: Philip Wood, Jim Stevenson, Andrew Matangi, Tony Dellow, Nick Crang.

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Telecom and Vodafone joint bid awarded rural broadband funding *

New Zealand - May 23 2011
On 20 April 2011, Hon Steven Joyce announced that the government had accepted a final agreement with Telecom and Vodafone to deliver the RBI.

Co-authors: Philip Wood, Jim Stevenson, Andrew Matangi, Tony Dellow, Nick Crang.

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