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…
Industry Updates
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…
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,…
Impact of Covid-19 on building projects
The completion dates of home building projects in the June 2020 quarter were delayed by nearly seven weeks on average,…
Consents for new homes remain high
With Covid-19 continuing to impact numbers, new home consents had a minor drop in July but are still producing high…
Building for Climate Change consultation is now open
Following on from our story in Issue 83, consultation on the Government’s Building for Climate Change is now open. It…