June 2016 Issue

Finance Minister Bill English has delivered a budget focusing on Auckland housing, social investment and infrastructure. His eighth Budget earmarks $300 million to ease the […]

Several of our larger clients have incorporated advisory boards that meet three or four times a year. These boards are made up of the shareholders, […]

Sometimes when reading about our industry I come across something that is so patently dumb and unfair that it makes me think what the . […]

Timothy Bates, principal of Auckland law firm Legal Vision, reviews the 2014 High Court decision of BC 160361 & Others v BC 2004 Ltd & […]

He’s only 26, but foreman Justin Taylor manages a $20 million Taranaki construction site with responsibility for around 50 employees and sub-contractors. Mr Taylor is […]

Building Today columnist and industry stalwart Mike Fox says few in the industry understand the unintended and potentially catastrophic financial fallout that he says will […]

The Government’s recently announced additional $9.6 million to be spent on trades training over the next four years could be wasted if there is no […]

It’s hard to beat an accolade of “Best New Show in Australasia” and “Best Overall Show in New Zealand” as bestowed by the Exhibitions and […]

Homeworx’s Gordon Sanson says together they’ve come up with a few simple steps builders can take to minimise site theft, and send a clear message […]

Daniel Van Tiel of Van Der Putten Construction Ltd was overwhelmed when he was awarded first place at the Auckland Registered Master Builders 2015 Apprentice […]

Andrea Reimer, the deputy mayor who’s helping transform Vancouver into one of the greenest cities in the world, will share lessons learned and inspiring ideas […]