Liability of the BIA and BRANZ for a leaky building — Fair Trading Act...
This month’s article focuses on a decision which considered the liability of the BIA and BRANZ to the owners of a leaky building.
The decision...
Kawau’s Cornish pumphouse
Just two years after Lieutenant-Governor William Hobson RN did his thing at Waitangi, a thin copper lode was discovered on Kawau Island. Four years...
Carters Boots ‘n’ All tour enjoys big match atmosphere!
It was a wet and chilly Melbourne day that welcomed the Carters Boots ‘n’ All Bledisloe Cup Tour on June 28. But the group...
3D house model wins innovation award
A three-dimensional model of a luxury house, created using new printing technology, has been awarded a gold medal at the New Zealand Pride In...
Hundreds earn ACC Workplace Safety Discount
Hundreds of companies have earned the right to an ACC discount through completing a self-assessment course. The ACC Workplace Safety Discount (WSD) scheme...
Labour: Biggest energy efficiency steps in 30 years
New insulation requirements and moves to make it easier and cheaper to install solar water heating systems are part of major changes to the...
Sustainability web site launched
BRANZ has launched a web site providing information about sustainability, tailored specifically to New Zealand construction industry professionals. Interest in sustainability has taken...
BOINZ initiative to boost confidence of home buyers and sellers
The Building Officials Institute of New Zealand and a special interest group made up of inspection and surveying industry professionals has launched an initiative...
Tough new standards to foil recladding mishaps
Auckland City Council has introduced a new process to check the recladding of buildings to give current and future owners greater confidence in the...
Lockwood ceiling a work of art
Photographs of the ceiling of an artist’s Lockwood holiday home have been selected for exhibition in one of New Zealand’s leading contemporary art awards....