Engineers fall under MBIE microscope
A new registration and licensing regime has been announced for professional engineers Cabinet has agreed to the Ministry of Business,…
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Engineering incompetence exposed
Earlier in this issue, concerns about engineers’ entitlement to the highest Design licences under the Licensed Building Practitioners scheme are…
Inspection wait times up, concern grows
Consents are needed at various points throughout a house build and while average wait times vary across the country, they’ve…
RMBA: ‘Costs could break builders’
Construction costs have increased by record amounts in the year ended 2021, prompting warnings from the Registered Master Builders Association…
March consents smash past 50,000
Stats NZ figures reveal that the year ending March 2022 passed three never-been-seen before milestones March 2022 set three records…
Record inflation for construction costs
Construction costs have increased by record amounts in the year ended 2021 following an increase in new building consents, supply…
February sets huge new annual record
The number of new homes consented in the year ended February 2022 increased 25% compared to the same period in…
NZ researchers reveal exciting projects
University of Christchurch researchers have revealed two exciting projects that could have real-world implications for sustainability in construction A team…
LBP submissions Part 1: Supervision
Feedback from LBPs strongly suggests the LBP scheme could be improved, especially around the issue of supervision. In this article,…
Inflation hits tradies’ pockets
Construction sector wages rose last year, but industry experts say increased costs and high inflation has hit tradies were it…
Covid-19 update from MBIE as of 15 March 2022
At the time of publication, the whole of New Zealand is at red under the traffic light system. To help…
Big drop in January consent numbers
The actual number of homes consented in January 2022 dropped 6.3% compared to January 2021, while the seasonally adjusted number…