Multi-unit consents continue to climb
The number of new multi-unit homes consented in the year ended April 2022 increased 33% compared to the same period…
Industry Updates
$230m apprenticeship boost extension
Payments to businesses that take on apprentices will now run until the end of December 2023 Originally due to run…
Official: Over a year to finish new homes
A new release from Stats NZ indicates that it takes most new homes 15 months to reach final inspection, and…
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,…
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,…