Industry News

The Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) recently announced a number of new consumer protection measures in the residential construction sector. The new measures...

The shortage of scaffolders in New Zealand risks slowing the country’s construction sector, and the Government needs to do more to reduce immigration hurdles,...

Construction activity in Auckland continues apace, with the start of construction on the Albany Rose Gardens apartments — the largest residential development in the...

Contractors and subcontractors have hailed a Supreme Court decision on a liquidator’s powers to claw back payments made by an insolvent company to a...

Around 400 Canterbury construction workers have received free health advice and checks recently to help raise awareness about the health risks they face on...

Strategy in tendering should include two issues closely linked to success. Well before each bid document is written these issues should be studied with...

New Zealand’s, and particularly Auckland’s, housing affordability issue is also a problem across the Tasman, with the City of Sydney seeking answers to the...

Twenty-six young Kiwis are preparing to compete against the best of the best competitors from Canada, India, Malaysia, China, Australia and Korea in the...

Architectural practice Warren and Mahoney has announced the appointment of John Coop as Board chairman. Mr Coop replaces Andrew Barclay who will continue to focus...

President Julian Mace says the biggest problem is finding quantity surveyors with appropriate practical work experience. Online job advertisements for quantity surveyors increased 26% over...