CARE OF TIMBER CLADDING
Timber cladding is extremely popular in New Zealand, and with regular maintenance it will last more than a lifetime. Master…
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With the shortage of homes and the skilled labour to build them, finding building 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…
New data shows confidence and jobs building
Two independent sets of data released in early 2021 bode well for the building and construction industry, with both business…
December quarter sets new consenting record
Stats NZ has confirmed 11,291 new homes were consented in the December 2020 quarter, surpassing the previous record set in…
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…
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 KIDS ON THE BLOCK
Builders’ Business is a column by builders for builders. Its objective is to provide a forum, particularly for small business…
PUTTING OUR CUSTOMERS FIRST
The 25th annual Hardware Awards took place early November in Auckland, where PlaceMakers was nominated in all ‘Hardware and Builders’…