Industry has a role to protect ESOL workers
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China, due for implementation on 1 October this year, makes it easier for skilled Chinese nationals to work...
House gets highest energy efficiency rating
A Golden Bay holiday home may be New Zealand’s most energy-efficient house, achieving nine out of ten stars under the Home Energy Rating Scheme...
Commitment to recycled polystyrene delivers a complete easy-to-install drainage solution
Expol QuickDrain and StyroDrain form part of the company’s range of premium recycled polystyrene construction products, with both specifically designed to provide successful, easy-to-install...
Seven reasons to choose tiles
Choosing the right roof material is one of the most important decisions home owners will make when undertaking a new build or renovation.
The roof...
Waikato RMBA helps hydrotherapy fund raising
The Waikato Registered Master Builders Association believes in supporting the local community, and recently raised nearly $600 for the Hamilton Hydrotherapy Pool Charitable Trust...
Government makes a start on housing
Housing Minister Megan Woods says with 7000 public houses and 5414 new builds in the pipeline under various housing initiatives, the Government is on...
Cancer threat awareness high among building site managers
Although the really hot weather is still a couple of months away, now that daylight saving has started it seems like summer is here....
Striving for diversity in the trades
Josh Fraser, a Pacific Islander builder working in Auckland, is a strong advocate for encouraging more Maori and Pasifika people to consider a career...
Building begins for landmark University of Waikato development ‘The Pa’
$85m boost to the Waikato region and 500 jobs over the next two years
The University of Waikato is starting to build its landmark development...
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...