As research links cars with pollution and traffic injuries, kids and educators call for walking, biking, and busing to school in the U.K reports Eillie Anzilotti for Fast Company.

Trouble has struck one of New Zealand's largest apartment projects after a big contractor last week left the site where it was building more than 100 units.

new zealandThe deadly lung disease striking down tradies in Australia is said to be looming over New Zealand too. There has been an alarming spike in cases among Aussie tradies believed to be linked to silicosis – a toxic dust dubbed "the new asbestos".

At the Farnborough International Airshow in the UK, Boeing announced a total of $98.4 billion in orders and commitments for commercial aircraft at list prices and $2.1 billion in commercial and defence services orders and agreements.

LINX Cargo Care Group, and its subsidiary C3 Limited, announced today that it has been successful in its bid to acquire Pedersen Group, a market leading provider of wood chipping and woodyard management services to pulp and paper mills, and forest owners in Australia and New Zealand.

Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters welcomed a green light from the US Congress making it easier for New Zealanders seeking to trade or invest in the world's biggest economy

If farmers are not prepared to upgrade their infrastructure to meet their environmental obligations, they should exit the industry.

Smiths City Group will make sure its 591 workers are all earning at least the living wage from October and will let employees use a day of sick leave every year for their own well-being as the retailer works harder to get onside with its staff

The Government has asked the Productivity Commission to examine and report on local government funding and financing arrangements.

The Green Party is today fulfilling the commitment to proactively release its Ministers’ and Under-Secretary’s diaries as an important part of the party’s transparency policy.