$3.8BN WON’T FUEL PIPELINE
Industry bodies and economists caution the $3.8 billion Housing Acceleration Fund may not serve its purpose – and cost construction…
Industry Updates
NEW HOUSE CONSENTS DRIVE BUILDING BOOM
NZ’s building boom has driven consent numbers to a new high, with 43,466 new homes consented in the year ended…
VISA EXTENSION IMPACT LIMITED
Immigration New Zealand has announced six-month extensions to working holiday and seasonal worker visas, though numbers from BCITO and MBIE…
Quarterly building boom evident in new stats
New figures show NZ building activity and prices for the March 2021 quarter have both risen compared to the previous…
BUILDING SITES 4TH DEADLIEST WORKPLACES
New figures indicate construction sites have become our fourth deadliest workplaces – a trend ACC describes as ‘the hidden cost…
BUILDING REFORM SUBMISSIONS END SOON
MBIE is inviting written submissions on a 127-page discussion document covering proposed changes to the Building Act – with the…
CONSTRUCTION CARTEL IN COMCOM VIDEO
New powers given to the Commerce Commission will aid whistleblowers and increase potential punishment for price-fixing cartels in industries including…
Consent numbers dip in February
The latest consenting figures show February did not bring the usual post-holiday rebound, but February’s numbers follow very high numbers…
Highest yearly consents since 1974
The 3,205 new dwelling consents issued in January 2021 have contributed to the highest 12-month period since 1974. In addition,…
Offsite insight – the future of building?
With a shortage of homes and the skilled labour to build them, finding construction methods that speed up the build…
Labour exploitation sits behind fines
RMA and Building Act fines in excess of $100,000 are the end result of Auckland City Council’s prosecution of a…
Travel restricted into and out of Auckland
MBIE has released information on the latest lockdown, including links to what building activities are permitted and to the forms…