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Law changes afoot, including bigger penalties and longer suspensions for builders
Tim Bates of Auckland law firm TM Bates & Co summarises recent announcements about the end of joint and several liability principles in favour...
NZ’s first AI workmate launched to prevent construction injuries
BetterWorx, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Construction Health and Safety New Zealand (CHASNZ), has launched PainPal, a free, AI-powered digital workmate designed to help construction workers...
New Zealand’s top homes announced at 2025 Master Builders House of the Year Awards
Velvin Building has built on last year’s Supreme Renovation of the Year Award win for its bold A-frame, lake-view home in Queenstown by winning...
UoA recreation centre wins global Sport Architecture excellence award
Hiwa — the University of Auckland’s Recreation Centre — has been recognised at The World Architecture Festival (WAF), the world’s largest live-judged architectural awards...
Europe’s largest 3D-printed housing project completed in Denmark
Europe’s largest 3D-printed housing project — a 36-student apartment complex in Holstebro, Denmark — has been completed, demonstrating how 3D construction printing can deliver...
Regular Columns
The 2025 reality check: Turning this year’s HR challenges into 2026 wins
Tradie HR director Leigh Olsen presents some of the key HR trends she saw in 2025, and the strategies you can implement in the...
2025: A year of change, and what it means for our members
Master Builders chief executive Ankit Sharma summarises the many changes the industry has undergone over the past 12 months — and emphasises that Master...
Law changes afoot, including bigger penalties and longer suspensions for builders
Tim Bates of Auckland law firm TM Bates & Co summarises recent announcements about the end of joint and several liability principles in favour...
Products
New brick facings, cladding system more cost-efficient
Brickworks, one of the world’s largest and most diverse building material manufacturers, has launched Thin Tech Plus in New Zealand, a fast-to-install brick facings...
Shining a light for exceptional visibility, safety
When it comes to lighting up a worksite, brighter means safer — and nothing shines brighter than Jackson’s all-new TPLX industrial chain lights.
With a...
Plant-based range grows again — into a gloss finish
Specifiers and users of Resene Super Gloss paint now have an environmentally preferable option to choose from, with new plant-based Resene Waterborne Super Gloss...