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Call for tackling emissions in construction

The New Zealand Green Building Council has warned the Government that its attempts to tackle climate change will fail if…

Government to cut red tape for prefab homes

Minister for Building and Construction announces Government’s first decisions on the proposed building reforms Following public consultation on the Building…

New procurement rules ditch ‘lowest price’ model

Government looks to ‘lead by example’ with new procurement rules following the collapse of Housing NZ-contracted construction firm Stanley Group,…

Construction forecast to hit $43 billion

The annual National Construction Pipeline Report, which looks at the five-year construction forecast, shows strong activity through to 2024 with…

Consents take upward turn in August

A total of 3,261 new dwellings were consented in August — a seasonally adjusted 0.8% increase, following 1.3% and 4%…

HOUSE OF THE YEAR

Congratulations to all of our PlaceMakers customers, who have won House of the Year regional awards! We wish them all…

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HIGHEST 12-MONTH PERIOD SINCE 1974

Despite the month of July experiencing a decrease in consents from June, the July year total was the highest recorded…

OVER 120 STANDARDS MADE FREE

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has funded more than 120 building standards to support building compliance MBIE…

GROSS PROFIT MARGINS INCREASE IN 2019

BDO’s 2019 Construction Survey Report has revealed some of the challenges facing the construction sector and, over the next few…

POLYTECHNICS SHAKE-UP CONFIRMED

The Government has announced it will merge the country’s 16 polytechnics into a single institute in 2020, and replace Industry…