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Rising costs worry 95% of builders

More than 9/10 tradies are worried about the rising cost of doing business, says a new report by the Registered…

Building and housing

Multi-unit homes up by a third

The year ended July 2022 saw a 35% increase in the annual number of new multi-unit homes consented compared to…

ITP merge underway

The country’s 16 institutes of technology and polytechnics have been brought under the same roof From 6 October, all 16…

NZ produces surplus of homes

New Zealand built a surplus of homes in the year to March 2022 and is forecast to go into surplus…

Building and housing

Builders get plasterboard boost

Plasterboard suppliers received a boost in August when more than half-a-million square metres of plasterboard hit Kiwi shores In the…

Building and housing

Multi-unit home consents up 36%

More than 50,000 new homes were consented in the year ended June 2022 – the fourth time in a row…

SELF-INSPECTION OPTION TOUTED

Master Brick and Blocklayers CEO Brian Miller shares details on the organisation’s innovative app solution to expedite consenting for members…

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LBP SCHEME REVIEW IN DETAIL

Feedback from LBPs strongly suggests the LBP scheme could be improved and some areas of licence classes reformed. In this…

Consent systems report: Part One

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has released its evaluation of the building consent system report. This is…

Insulation transition extended

Following a consultation, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has extended the time to comply with new wall,…

Apprentice of the Month – June

Second-year Brodie McGhie-Priddle had to relearn his processes when a new boss came on board – not an easy thing…

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