Constructive 2018: Cutting to the chase
By RMBA chief executive David Kelly
Industry transformation is happening. After two Constructive Forums we are now seeing new approaches and technologies being applied right...
Can our building consent system cope with 10,000 Kiwibuilds each year?
We currently have a housing sector under extreme pressure to deliver more houses, especially more affordable ones. We also have a new government with...
Has the creation of the MBIE delivered for the NZ construction industry?
It’s been five years since the Department of Building and Housing was subsumed into the mega-ministry known as the Ministry of Business Innovation and...
What the banks don’t tell you!
By Building Today columnist Mike Fox
I was fortunate enough to attend a presentation by world-renowned financial commentator John Kay in Auckland that was hosted...
Why can’t our current system deliver affordable housing?
First, let me congratulate you all for trying to do something about the rising tide of homelessness and unaffordable housing.
Rather than talk about the...
Significance of industry cannot be overstated
RMBA president Simon Barber welcomed delegates to the second Constructive Forum with a thought-provoking speech that addressed a number of issues facing the sector.
It...
The great New Zealand infrastructure and fees scam
Before embarking on a building project, the average Kiwi has little to no idea about just how much the cost of council-imposed infrastructure, council...
The value of construction in the New Zealand economy
In 2011, the Construction Strategy Group (CSG) commissioned a step change report by editors PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) that for the first time authoritatively summarised the...
Building boom — a bonanza or potential graveyard for builders?
It is often naively said that builders make a fortune in the boom times. If that’s the case, why is it that so many...
New Zealand’s land supply and affordability crisis. Where to from here?
One of the resounding common themes at September’s Constructive NZ construction forum in Christchurch was the shortage of land.
Nearly every participant I spoke to...