Construction cost growth continuing to cool
The average cost of building a home in New Zealand’s main centres has increased by 0.3% this quarter, and 5.2% since February 2023.
This is...
RMBA and Builders Academy announce joint venture
Registered Master Builders New Zealand and Builders Academy New Zealand (Builders Academy) have announce a newly-formed joint venture aimed at lifting the quality and...
How to bake a successful business
Andy Burrows — The Trades Coach — sees many parallels between running a successful construction business and baking a cake. He explains . ....
New initiative will celebrate up and coming female leaders in construction
Bunnings Trade, together with the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), has launched the Bunnings Trade Future Leader Awards for Women in Trades, aimed...
More Pasifika tradies called for
The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) is calling for more Pasifika learners to start their apprenticeships.
Despite reasonably high numbers of Pasifika labourers...
Build to Rent housing surges forward with thousands of homes in pipeline
The recent launch of a dedicated Build to Rent (BTR) tracker, designed to track the quarterly progress of BTR projects, marks the first time...
Ivan Skinner Award winner inspired by real-life earthquake experience
Witnessing the human cost of the Canterbury earthquakes inspired Ben Exton to become an earthquake engineer and find solutions to make New Zealand homes...
Consultation opens on new dispute resolution scheme
Consultation opened recently on a new, independent dispute resolution scheme to support insured home owners disputing decisions about their natural hazards insurance claims under...
Government cuts reducing MBIE frontline staff
The MBIE is proposing to cut the team that handles 1.8 million customer interactions a week with businesses and the public by about 25%...
Research reveals Kiwis want stronger buildings to resist earthquake risk
New research has revealed New Zealanders have higher expectations of their buildings in earthquake events than providing life safety alone.
“New Zealanders don’t just want...