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Flood plains front of mind for Future Thinker
Massey University student Widi Auliagisni has been named the sixth Future Thinker of the Year by the New Zealand Green…
First year-on-year increase in monthly consents since 2022
The month of April 2024 saw more new homes consented when compared with the month of April 2023 due to…
IRD says sort your tax!
In a last-chance warning to the construction sector, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) is telling businesses and sole traders to…
BCITO boosts deaf participation in construction
To coincide with New Zealand Sign Language Week, BCITO launched a new website called Building Abilities aimed at demonstrating the…
All over H1 edging
To ensure our builders remain ‘All Over H1’, PlaceMakers is committed to reporting on the latest product solutions designed to…
Stay on top of regulation changes
With so many legislation changes in the building industry, it can be difficult to stay on top of what you…
PlaceMakers suppliers give generously
PlaceMakers suppliers Denstock, Lynn River and Makita have donated essential equipment to Ara Education Charitable Trust, which gives students a…
LBP cautioned but not sanctioned
A Licensed Building Practitioner (LBP) has been issued a warning after he used substituted building products without seeking design direction…
March consents drop by 25%
The year ended March 2024 saw 11,689 fewer new homes consented than during the year ended March 2023 There were…
Building levy surplus sparks changes
The Building Levy surplus will be used to increase investment in services and adjust the Building Levy threshold to be…
Mixed response to BCA consent reports
Builders and Building Consent Authorities (BCAs) are split on their support for new building consent and code compliance certificate (CCC)…
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