Westminster’s chiming clock

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Tucked away at the north-eastern end of London’s Houses of Parliament is that ultimate British icon — Westminster’s Great Clock Tower. The name of...

Shaking things up!

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Usually, a typical summer’s evening in Gisborne would have seen the city streets filled with people out eating, drinking and, just before Christmas, doing...

Two RMB success stories

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Two RMBF functions I attended in February gave me a real buzz. One revolved around a local association, the other around a long-standing member...

Lessons from America

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The International Builders Show run by our counterparts in the United States, the National Association of Home Builders, is the largest construction exhibition in...

Voidable transaction provisions of Act allow payment ‘clawbacks!’

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A recent High Court decision involved TRC Consultants Ltd, an audio-visual componentry company, which was asked to pay back $55,000 worth of payments received...

Yurt 4 U?

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In Old Turkic, yurt is the homeland, the dwelling place. For the nomadic people living on the steppes of Central Asia, it described their...

What price variations?

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I wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year. I hope you are refreshed, and by now it will seem like any holiday...

Top 8 picks for 2008

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I thought I would do something different for this first Building Today Chief’s Chat for 2008. I think this year will be different from past ones...

The 12 days of Christmas

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(Sung to the 12 days of Christmas carol!)   “On the 12th day of Christmas, here’s what’s what in our industry: Twelve HOY Award categories Eleven...

Decision favours directors of faulty companies

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Tim Bates and Francesca Collins of Auckland law firm Legal Vision reveal good news for directors as a recent High Court decision declines to...