November consents provide a boost
Overall trend shows signs of decreasing following 12-year high mid-2016 Statistics New Zealand’s latest release showed that 2,973 new dwellings…
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NZCB breaks down the game plan
New Zealand Certified Builders’ latest round of seminars aims to teach builders how to build a successful business This year,…
Home consents reach 11-year milestone
Second-highest number of homes consented in a year since 1974 The annual number of homes consented has passed 30,000 for…
Importance of non-structural elements
Prompted by recent seismic activity across the country, MBIE has issued two practice advisories detailing the importance of ensuring non-structural…
Residential construction booming
Statistics New Zealand’s Value of Building work report for the September quarter shows the residential construction sector won’t be cooling…
Female workers an untapped resource
BCITO identifies education as key to overcoming challenges on both sides of the fence While the proportion of women working…
Builders’ confidence high
Activity expectations within the construction sector reached a two-year peak in the latest ANZ Business Outlook survey The survey shows…
Construction reaches new heights
Increase in crane numbers a visual indicator of building activity The latest edition of the Rider Levett Bucknall Crane Index…
MBIE to investigate Wellington’s Statistics House
Following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that devastated Kaikoura and affected a number of buildings in Wellington’s CBD, MBIE has released…
Injury claims on the rise?
Statistics New Zealand provisional data shows that the total number of work-related injury claims increased by 1.5% in 2015 compared…
Reducing the risk of earthquake damage
In the light of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that devastated Kaikoura on 14 November and the associated aftershocks, which have…
Construction industry squeezed by growth
Despite strong growth in employee numbers over the past few years, the construction industry still faces a significant labour shortage,…
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