2005 media releases

News articles archived from 2005.

Public Comment Invited for Automatic Fire Sprinkler Standard NZS 4541Comments close 8 January 2006

Editorial Correction: Part 1 Please note on page 15 of the DBH Compliance Document for New Zea...more

Standards NZ Presents Meritorious Service Awards to Committee Members

23 November 2005 Standards New Zealand recognises the outstanding contributions of individual commi...more

Health and Disability Sector Standard (NZS 8134:2006)

Standards New Zealand was due to release the integrated NZS8134:2006 Health and Disability Sector St...more

Public Comment invited for Identifying dog breeds (predominant) Standard

16 November 2005 The draft Standard for Identifying dog breeds (predominant) is now available for...more

CABLE-CAR STANDARD ENSURES SAFETY

20 December 2005 A new Standard (NZS 5270:2005 – Cable-cars for private residences: Design, constr...more

Internet Cafes

3 November 2005 In response to industry demand, and in alignment ...more

SETTING THE STANDARD FOR QUALITY COMPOST

16 December 2005 Compost users will soon be able to buy top-quality compost that complies with th...more

Fertility Services

3 November 2005 Standards New Zealand is developing a Fertility Services Standard and Audit...more

Standards ‘Passport to Trade’ for Palliser Estate

3 November 2005 IN PALLISER ESTATE’S RECIPE FOR SUCCESS, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ARE AN ACCLAIM...more

What if we couldn't travel or export goods?

13 October 2005 International security expert shares solutions in New Zealand Dr George Arnold ...more

New Website & Subscription Service Enhance Access

22 July 2005 A major overhaul of the Standards New Zealand website will offer customers a whole new...more

Keep your motor running

4 April 2005 Oil price rises, uncertainty over production, the Kyoto Agreement and the increasing d...more

Trust in Standards

9 June 2005 The stakes are always high in health. Our sector is driven by the twin demands of const...more

Beyond Barcodes

In 1974 a packet of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum became the first product to be sold using a ba...more

New Zealand’s first Biodiesel Standard

23 June 2005 A Standard for environmentally-friendly oil alternative New Zealand’s first Standard ...more

A Quick Guide to Copyright

30 August 2005 Copyright is one of the most important forms of intellectual property in use today. ...more

Trans-Tasman Relations

30 August 2005 Cooperation between Standards New Zealand (SNZ) and Standards Australia (SA) continu...more

Building Act Renovations

9 June 2005 The building sector is crucial to New Zealand's prosperity - more than $10 billion wort...more

Public Comment invited for First National Standard on dealing with Family Violence issues

5 July 2005 The draft Standard for Screening, Risk Assessment and Intervention for Family Violence,...more

Got Compost?

9 June 2005 Australian Compost Standard to be Adapted for NZ Most New Zealand gardeners associate ...more

Feel the Earth Move

8 April 2005 The disasters caused by the Asian Boxing Day 2004 earthquakes and subsequent tsunamis ...more

Roll Up, Roll Up

30 August 2005 It's that time of year again when Standards New Zealand (SNZ) calls for your help in...more

Congratulations iPod Winners!

11 October 2005 Congratulations to the five winners of our Subscription Service competition! A...more