Industry News

Former Minister of Housing Phil Twyford has lost the Housing portfolio as part of the Labour Government’s recent Cabinet reshuffle. And Minister of Civil Defence...

Major construction has started on Manawa Bay, Auckland Airport’s $200 million-plus premium retail centre — and a flyover video offers a first glimpse of...

The Birchfield family from Greymouth felt they had hit the jackpot as they drove home in a brand new Toyota Prius worth $62,000, thanks...

Gale force southerlies didn’t stop Minister of Labour Ruth Dyson and construction industry leaders Chris Olsen (Roading New Zealand) and Iris Clanachan (Site Safe)...

Christchurch will soon boast one of New Zealand’s most sustainable homes, with a house under construction in Addington achieving 9 out of 10 under...

Auckland’s controversial Queen Street upgrade is up for a prestigious national design award. The multi-million dollar makeover of New Zealand’s busiest street is...

Fletcher Building has proposed to cull 1000 jobs in New Zealand and 500 in Australia, which equates to about 10% of its workforce. Fletcher Building...

The Registered Master Builders Federation says the figures released recently by Statistics New Zealand confirm their own predictions last month that the recovery being...

Buildings constructed before the New Zealand Building Act 1991 and consequential Building Regulations 1992, including the Loadings Code of Practice NZS 4203: 1992, should...

According to the results of a test conducted by Consumer magazine recently, seven ladders fall short of their specification claims.   The magazine tested 11 well-known...