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...
Industry figures show positive signs
“Employers who are upskilling staff and hiring apprentices want to make sure their employees have all the fundamentals in place before things start to...
Improved qualifications to meet industry’s needs
It is widely recognised that the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) continuously evaluates and develops its qualifications to better meet industry’s needs. ...
Scaling new heights
The RMBF has already started planning for its conference to be held on April 20 to 22, 2007, in Taranaki at the...
Cambridge High wins building challenge for third year running
A group of students from Cambridge High School has won the national BCITO 2009 Build-Ability Challenge for a toilet they built for Te Awamutu...
New Queenstown school fast-tracked
South Island construction company Amalgamated Builders Ltd (ABL) handed over the keys to Queenstown’s new Shotover Primary School on time for the first day...
Tendering — delight and dismay
Strategy in tendering should include two issues closely linked to success. Well before each bid document is written these issues should be studied with...
RMB knows good apprentice when he sees one
Kevin Garrity of Edinbridge Resources in Tauranga certainly knows a good apprentice when he sees one.
For the past four years one of his apprentices...
Better cyber service for building sector and consumers
The Department of Building and Housing’s new web site — www.dbh.govt.nz — replaces the web site created after the Department’s establishment in...
Weathertight remediation: A quick introduction for builders
This is the second article in a series of articles based on a number of workshops on weathertight remediation for builders which the Building...