New Construction Pipeline Report at odds with industry feedback
Six-year report forecasts sector slump for residential construction, despite widespread optimism and fully booked builders The National Construction Pipeline Report…
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Most consents since 1974
Stats NZ has confirmed that almost 38,000 new homes were consented in the year to October 2020. This is the…
Record value of building consents issued in Auckland
The monthly value of building consents in Auckland exceeded $1bn in the month of September, accounting for about 44% of…
Banking insight from BNZ
Two of BNZ’s business-focussed team came to talk to us about what support BNZ has available for small and medium…
SWEATING FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Staff at PlaceMakers Evans Bay in Wellington are raising a sweat – and money – for the Mental Health Foundation…
REFORMULATING LOCKDOWN STATS
As a result of delays caused by Covid-19 on site work and in processing consent applications, Stats NZ has had…
BUILDING’S STRONG NUMBERS
The economic recovery from Covid-19 is currently on everyone’s minds, and our industry is featuring strongly in most commentaries about…
BUILDING CODE UPDATED IN NOVEMBER
Changes to the Building Code are being published in November – but will not come into force for 12 months…
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT RESPONSE FUND
Government’s new building stimulus package aims to maintain construction momentum and reduce the economic impact of Covid-19 A $350m Residential…
RECORD RESIDENTIAL CONSENTS
A record 10,063 townhouses, flats, and units were consented in the August 2020 year, Stats NZ has reported In total,…
BRANCHING OUT SCHOLARSHIPS
A new initiative from PlaceMakers could help recently graduated apprentices take the next step in their education Attention apprentice graduates!…
AUGUST APPRENTICE OF THE MONTH
Apprentice succeeds by making connections Harrison Fountain is a second-year apprentice from Hamilton. His everyday work is new builds, but…