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Chris talks about how people can grow their procurement careers, supply chain security post-COVID-19, and how procurement works inside the World Bank.

Whatever disaster occurs in your community will mean all expertise will need to be used to get people back into a sense of normality as quickly as possible as they respond to the incident and rebuild.

The Construction Consultancy Services (CCS) contract was established in 2019 to help government agencies access a wide range of services for construction or works projects.

We have made the difficult decision to decommission Document Builder and our automated templates.

As technology advances GNS Science Te Pū Ao expands its drone operations

New Zealand’s first university and medical school is rebuilding its body bequest database. Warning: This story details what happens to peoples’ bodies once they’ve died if they have bequeathed their body to the University of Otago. Some details may be sensitive for some readers.

The report on the 2024 Procurement Capability Index (PCI) results is now available.

Martin talks to us about the three things the public do not know about the role of procurement in their lives, how leadership in organisations can help their procurement teams do well, and what they would do to help the procurement industry if they had a magic wand.

Michael Alp, incoming General Manager of New Zealand Government Procurement is looking forward to working across the sector.

This month we were privileged to interview Liz Palmer, acting General Manager of New Zealand Government Procurement.

We’ve launched the new All-of-Government (AoG) fleet management services contract.

Refreshed Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) tools and templates will guide you through your own SRM journey.

A year in and the pilot Procurement Community of Practice has a lot to celebrate.

A learning programme to empower young professionals is strengthening the procurement workforce.

Director Safety, Assets and Sustainability at Wellington Zoo, talks about what it was like setting up the snow leopard enclosure in Wellington Zoo, the process of accessing snow leopards, and the most exciting thing happening in procurement right now.

Sophia talks about the role of procurement in disaster relief, conflict zones and refugee aid. She details how people working in procurement can help their communities during times of conflict and what to do once the conflict ends.

The University of Otago talks about the delicate nature of running a nationwide poisons database that has been exported to the world.

A Mackenzie District based research telescope and detector that discovered a planet outside our solar system needed a new camera.

Public consultation on the proposed 5th edition of the Government Procurement Rules closed on 8 April.

Government agencies, that are required to follow the Government Procurement Rules, will be expected to use woollen fibres where practical and appropriate in government buildings.