September 2018 Issue

By Timothy Bates and Sabina Boyd, Legal Vision   The High Court decision of the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) v Bell dealt […]

New Zealand’s best flooring industry apprentices were recognised at the annual Flooring Apprentice of the Year Awards in Auckland recently. The event, held by the […]

You work so hard to get the tools you need, and they definitely aren’t cheap. While you’re on the job though, is your gear safe? […]

20 years ago — September 1998: • A $9.5 million redevelopment for the Bank of New Zealand in the heart of Hamilton was completed by […]

Many commercial buildings around New Zealand are putting lives and property at risk because they don’t comply with fire safety standards, Insurance Council New Zealand […]

Aorangi House, one of New Zealand’s most energy-smart buildings, has co-won the Leadership in Sustainable Design and Performance Award in the Commercial category, as part […]

The Registered Master Builders Association (RMBA) has launched its Lead Contractor Guidelines to help the construction sector better manage risk. The guidelines were launched at […]

By RMBA chief executive David Kelly   The timing of this year’s Constructive Forum couldn’t have been more opportune. Construction is firmly at the top […]

Entries are now open for the 2019 New Zealand Commercial Project Awards, the prestigious awards programme run by the RMBA that sets the benchmark for […]

Christchurch apprentice Sam Faid’s hard work came to fruition when he won the top award for the Central South Island Registered Master Builders CARTERS 2017 […]

By RMBA president Darrell Trigg   It is incredibly humbling to be voted in as the president of an organisation with a 118-year history of […]

New Zealand’s largest owner of inner-city business space, Precinct Properties, is leading the charge in the green building market, with occupants of its Wynyard Quarter […]

By TradieHR director Leigh Olsen How many of you know people who talk the talk but little else? They are the best at this and […]

One hundred of the best home builds in New Zealand have been named as National Gold Reserve Finalists in the Registered Master Builders 2018 House […]

Winners of the fourth annual Hays NAWIC Excellence Awards have been celebrated as “stellar achievers who are adding their unique voices to New Zealand’s construction […]

Constructive 2018, the New Zealand Construction Industry Forum under the auspices of the Registered Master Builders Association, was held in Wellington on August 16. The […]

By Bostik Gone Fishin presenter and Building Today columnist Graeme Sinclair   Recently we filmed the lead story for Bostik Gone Fishin Series 25 — a flat calm day […]

New Zealand’s sagging infrastructure is inhibiting the economy and the country’s quality of life in the form of gridlock, lost production, unaffordable housing, environmental degradation, […]

By Building Today motoring reporter Sean Willmot   Now that Ford has rocketed into the dominant sales position with the Ranger, the question facing the […]