LBP applications soar after DBH TV campaign kicks in
The number of tradespeople applying to become licensed has increased markedly since the Department of Building and Housing’s consumer information TV campaign, Build It...
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...
NZ concrete industry launches 2050 roadmap to net zero carbon
Aotearoa New Zealand’s concrete industry has launched its roadmap to net zero carbon by 2050.
Concrete New Zealand (NZ) chief executive Rob Gaimster says publication...
New Zealand building infrastructure less efficiently than other countries
Latest New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga research shows New Zealand gets less value from its infrastructure spending than most other high-income countries.
New Zealand...
RMA overhaul critical . . .
Overhauling the Resource Management Act (RMA) is critical to addressing housing supply and affordability, and maintaining the momentum of economic and job growth, as...
RLAB will ‘bring ground-breaking RMA to its knees’
Environmental law firm Berry Simons is deeply concerned about the Government’s planned changes to the Resource Management Act (RMA), warning that the Act is...
How New Zealand built its housing crisis: Te Waihanga releases new research insights
Since 1980, cities stopped expanding and infill housing was not encouraged, according to the NZ Infrastructure Commission. Result? House prices have bolted and landed...
Sub-Saharan Africa’s construction industry to grow the fastest
Sub-Saharan Africa will have the fastest-growing construction industry among all major regions in the world over the next five years, growing on average by...
Accountability the key message of Construction Strategy Group
Accountability in the construction industry is a key message promoted by the Construction Strategy Group (CSG), comprised of high level executives actively engaged in...
Spearhead Developments wins prestigious Supreme New Home award
Spearhead Developments’ Cromwell Hawk House has won the Supreme New Home, Craftsmanship, and CARTERS $1 million to $1.5 million New Home awards at the...