September – October 2010

News articles archived from September – October 2010.


Safety and inspection of electrical equipment – revised Standard published –  AS/NZS 3760

6 October 2010 A revised Standard for the safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment h...more

Fire alarm systems in buildings – revised Standard published

6 October 2010 Standards New Zealand has published a revised Standard for Fire detection and alar...more

Code of funding practice – now available

6 October 2010 The collaborative work of the Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector (OCVS)...more

Revised timber-framed buildings Standard issued for postal ballot

6 October 2010 Standards New Zealand issued the final draft of the revised Timber-framed building...more

Standards make the world accessible for all – World Standards Day 14 October 2010

6 October 2010 World Standards Day is celebrated each year on 14 October to pay tribute to the ef...more

New international Standard for safer water

6 October 2010 A new ISO Standard to help laboratories consistently detect potentially pathogenic...more

New Zealand International Review Group – information technology

6 October 2010 Standards New Zealand held its inaugural meeting of the New Zealand JTC 1 'Informa...more

Standards New Zealand CE responds to criticism of the Standards development processes

15 September 2010 New Zealand standards development process robust and world-class ...more

Managing risk in non-profit, sport, and recreation organisations – latest handbooks available now

8 September 2010 Standards New Zealand and Standards Australia have just published two new risk h...more

GST changes – effective 1 October 2010

8 September 2010 From 1 October 2010, the rate of Goods and Services Tax (GST) will increase from...more

Child’s play – Standards to make children’s toys safer

8 September 2010 Recently Standards New Zealand and Standards Australia jointly published Safety ...more

Pieter Burghout interview – New Zealand building and construction Standards

8 September 2010 Standards New Zealand recently spoke to Pieter Burghout, Chief Executive O...more

New Zealand establishes international information technology review group

8 September 2010 The New Zealand JTC 1 'Information Technology' international review group is cur...more