May 2006 Issue

Australian property management group Oaks Hotels & Resorts has crossed the Tasman to launch into New Zealand with the opening of two new properties — […]

Inclusion of quality health and safety systems as a qualification for the licensing of Building Practitioners under the Building Act would contribute significantly to achieving […]

This was an appeal from a District Court decision declining summary judgment on a payment claim. West City was a construction company and Mr Edney […]

The date: 1898. The problem: How to achieve a workable climb for New Zealand’s main trunk line from Taumarunui to the summit at National Park […]

To reach a sustainable level of qualifi ed tradespeople, the construction industry needs dedicated employers to train apprentices. A recent Department of Labour survey (Skills […]

To reach a sustainable level of qualifi ed tradespeople, the construction industry needs dedicated employers to train apprentices. A recent Department of Labour survey (Skills […]

Databuild for Windows is an all-encompassing estimating, accounting and job control software package designed specifi cally for builders. The Windows-based system is easy to navigate, […]

The 2006 Mitre 10 Dream Home has, up until recently, been screened every Monday at 7.30pm on TV2. The ultimate in home renovation television, Mitre […]

Well, we’ve had a first long look at, if not the hero car, then certainly one of the more desirable and accessible ones from the […]

New Zealand’s commercial building sector makes a signifi cant contribution to the country’s economy and was responsible for nearly a third ($3 billion) of all […]

The Master Build Services team is set to enhance its current service with a new claims support officer. Sarah Wichman joins Holly Fyfe and Bruce […]

PlaceMakers is New Zealand’s largest supplier of building materials and hardware supplies, and sole principal sponsor of the Registered Master Builders 2006 House of the […]

The Registered Master Builders House of the Year is made possible through the generous support of the national sponsor family, comprising eight key sponsors. This […]

Methven-based Snowfed Builders is determined not to do things by halves. It is this attitude which helped them achieve a National Gold Reserve Award in […]

A stunning beachfront home in Matua earned Tauranga builder Conrad Kuriger his fi rst national award for the New Homes $400,000 to $600,000 category at […]

New RMBF president Ashley Hartley wants to see the organisation take a more active leadership role. He sees the RMBF as being the preferred industry […]

The RMBF raised $20,000 from a charity auction at the conference to go to Hospice Southland and Hospice Otago.  Among the prizes donated were a […]

One of the most important announcements in New Zealand construction history, a team of expert speakers imparting essential industry information, a fantastic location for serious […]

The Registered Master Builders Federation has endorsed the building practitioner licensing scheme because it will help further strengthen the standards of New Zealand’s construction industry.  […]

Minister for Building issues Clayton Cosgrove opened the recent RMBF conference in Queenstown by announcing that the Government had offi cially approved the introduction of […]

This will be my last article as president, written before heading to the RMBF’s conference in Queenstown, which will be my final official duty.  If […]

There are two key events we host at a national level each year — one being the House of the Year final gala evening, and […]