CONSENTS START SLOW IN 2020
The first month of 2020 saw a slight slow-down in consents, but the bigger picture shows Respirable crystalline silica (RCS)…
Industry Updates
A NOT-SO-TINY DILEMMA
The fight over correct definitions and regulations to be applied to tiny homes continues, with recent determinations coming from the…
LLOYD’S EXIT SHAKES UP INSURANCE MARKET
New Zealand’s major builders’ guarantee underwriter withdraws from market At the end of 2019, Lloyd’s of London, which underwrote three…
LBP AND HIS COMPANY FINED FOR NEGLIGENCE
An LBP was fined $6,000 by the Building Practitioners Board and his company was fined $54,000 by the courts, after…
LBP IDENTIFICATION FRAUD
The recent conviction of Christchurch builder Rodney James Day brought to light the vulnerability of LBP numbers being available for…
Lloyd’s exit shakes up insurance
New Zealand’s major builders’ guarantee underwriter withdraws from market At the end of 2019, Lloyd’s of London, which underwrote three…
Consents strong in December
December 2019 saw the year end on strong footing, after falling the previous month A total of 2,910 new dwellings…
First criminal sentence given to unlicensed builder
Christchurch builder Rodney James Day is the first builder to receive a criminal sentence, after he was found guilty in…
Government eyes more transformation
Minister for Building and Construction Jenny Salesa is aiming to boost productivity in the building industry with the launch of…
NEW HOME CONSENTS REACH 45-YEAR HIGH
New homes consented continue setting multi-decade highs, with the November year being the highest since 1974 A total of 37,010…
SHARING THE KNOWLEDGE
New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) has introduced a new membership category, ‘Rusty Hammers’, to encourage experienced older builders to mentor…
COMPULSORY INSURANCE ON HOLD
Amid concerns about providers’ ability to meet demand, the Government has postponed ruling on the introduction of mandatory insurance cover…