CONSTRUCTION JOBS ON THE RISE
Statistics show construction sector leading recruitment growth in New Zealand as businesses report higher incomes as result of post-lockdown building…
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CCA PASSES FIRST READING
The Construction Contracts Act (Retention Money) Amendment Bill aims to further ensure retention money set aside for subcontractors goes to…
BUILDING ACTIVITY ON THE UP
Residential sector drives increase in building activity in the June 2021 quarter The volume of building activity in New Zealand…
BUILDING CONNECTIONS WITH TRADE CAREERS
Trade Careers tackles the tough issues to encourage more women into construction, with PlaceMakers now on board as an official…
$3.8BN WON’T FUEL PIPELINE
Industry bodies and economists caution the $3.8 billion Housing Acceleration Fund may not serve its purpose – and cost construction…
NEW HOUSE CONSENTS DRIVE BUILDING BOOM
NZ’s building boom has driven consent numbers to a new high, with 43,466 new homes consented in the year ended…
VISA EXTENSION IMPACT LIMITED
Immigration New Zealand has announced six-month extensions to working holiday and seasonal worker visas, though numbers from BCITO and MBIE…
Quarterly building boom evident in new stats
New figures show NZ building activity and prices for the March 2021 quarter have both risen compared to the previous…
BUILDING SITES 4TH DEADLIEST WORKPLACES
New figures indicate construction sites have become our fourth deadliest workplaces – a trend ACC describes as ‘the hidden cost…
BUILDING REFORM SUBMISSIONS END SOON
MBIE is inviting written submissions on a 127-page discussion document covering proposed changes to the Building Act – with the…
CONSTRUCTION CARTEL IN COMCOM VIDEO
New powers given to the Commerce Commission will aid whistleblowers and increase potential punishment for price-fixing cartels in industries including…
Consent numbers dip in February
The latest consenting figures show February did not bring the usual post-holiday rebound, but February’s numbers follow very high numbers…