RMBA president Johnny Calley.

Much work to be done with politicians to achieve lofty RMBA election manifesto aims

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RMBA president Johnny Calley was heartened to hear some of the policies outlined by the politicians who attended the recent RMBA-led 2023 Constructive Forum....

NZTIF president: Structural timber sales volumes plummeting due to building activity downturn

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New Zealand Timber Industry Federation president Bruce Larsen is calling on the Government to provide investment-friendly initiatives so that timber processors can add more...
Building Today business columnist Andy Burrows — The Trades Coach.

Help, my phone’s not ringing!

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Andy Burrows — The Trades Coach — outlines a few options to keep that phone ringing with job leads to help you through the...

Unfortunate boom-bust cycle alive and kicking

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Registered Master Builders Association president Johnny Calley says to build a more sustainable construction industry in New Zealand, policymakers and industry stakeholders must take...

The plan to reconnect the public to vacated Ports of Auckland land

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Mayor Wayne Brown has given Eke Panuku a “letter of expectation” to undertake master planning for a regenerated publicly-owned waterfront vacated by Ports of...

Too soon to conclude imminent end to property market downturn

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New Zealand’s property market downturn may have shown subtle signs of easing late last year with a final quarterly drop of -2.1%. However, a...
The recently released draft Forestry and Wood Processing Industry Transformation Plan (ITP) is a consultative document that proposes a vision and actions to transform our sector.

Larsen: Any number of obstacles could trip up forestry industry transformation process

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Northpine Ltd general manager Bruce Larsen wonders if the draft Forestry and Wood Processing Industry Transformation Plan will see forestry, timber manufacturing and the...

Just do your job!

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Influential U senior faculty member John Baigent explains the need and benefit of having the right mix of ‘Transactional Personalities’ in your team to...

Sloan: Greater design oversight needed to deal with developer ‘gold rush’

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An international architect and urban planning specialist is calling for the reinstatement of a century-old government agency to provide strategic design oversight as New...

Re-roofing highlights H1 limitations

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Roofing Association NZ (RANZ) chief executive Graham Moor is happy that H1 Energy Efficiency changes have been delayed, but says re-roofing an existing house...