H&S top of the agenda again
Health and Safety is top of the agenda for the Government at the moment, with the report of the Independent Taskforce on Workplace Health...
Our Old Government Buildings
British architect Andrew Waugh recently spoke eloquently on national television as to the virtues of wood, specifically when it comes to rebuilding Christchurch. ...
It’s all about business
By RMBA president Darrell Trigg
It is incredibly humbling to be voted in as the president of an organisation with a 118-year history of helping...
Too damn nice
By Tradie HR director Leigh Olsen
As a business owner, have there been times where you feel your good nature has been taken advantage of?...
A welcome to join Registered Master Builders
The RMBF has recently expanded its membership offering to now welcome individuals such as Licensed Building Practioners (LBPs), labour-only carpentry contractors, building industry professionals...
Construction Contracts Amendment Act 2015
I wish to summarise changes brought about to the Construction Contracts Act 2002 (“the Act”) by the operation of the Construction Contracts Amendment Act...
Johnson v Auckland Council — reduction in contributory negligence allocation from 70% down to...
Timothy Bates of Auckland law firm Legal Vision looks at a previous case study where a subsequent Court of Appeal judgement on contributory negligence...
Limitation – leaky home owner left without a claim
The recent High Court decision of Associate Judge Doogue in Lawrence Bunting & Sara-Jane Gardner v Auckland City Council found the owners of a...
Game of two halves
Christchurch. Still battered and bruised nearly two years after the first earthquake. But as a visit in late 2011 showed, there are some signs...
RMBF’s new president — up for the challenge
Welcome to my first Building Today piece as RMBF president.
First, I would like to acknowledge the exceptional work Ashley Hartley has put in on...