NZS 3604:2011 TO BE UPDATED
It has been more than a decade since NZS 3604 was last revised. The building industry changes rapidly, and a…
Industry Updates
BENEFITS OF THE BUILDING BOOM
2020 brought a lot of unexpected things. One was a recession that didn’t behave like previous recessions, which was particularly…
STATE HOUSING GETS IN-HOUSE BCA
Kāinga Ora, the government agency that builds and maintains state houses, has set up its own building consent authority, called…
NORTH ISLAND CONSENTS AT ALL-TIME HIGH
New home consents in the North Island reach 29,310 in November – the highest number recorded since the regional serious…
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…
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…
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