Much work to be done with politicians to achieve lofty RMBA election manifesto aims
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
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...
Help, my phone’s not ringing!
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
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
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
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...
Larsen: Any number of obstacles could trip up forestry industry transformation process
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!
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’
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
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...