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…
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BUILDING DEFECTS EXCLUSION
Have you ever heard of the Building Defects Exclusion? Ben Rickard, from Builtin Insurance, explains how this is an important…
BREACH OF DIRECTORS’ DUTIES
The Supreme Court recently issued a decision that is relevant to any business facing hard trading conditions The Supreme Court…
INTENTIONS, NOT GOALS
How can you effectively plan in these unpredictable times? Business coach Graeme Owen says don’t make plans too detailed, focus…
APPRENTICESHIPS BOOMING
Last year, BCITO announced an all-time-record of more than 16,000 apprentices in training. We talk to interim CEO Greg Durkin…
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…
HOLD-DOWN FIXINGS
BRANZ regularly receives queries about hold-down fixings to the exterior walls of timber-framed buildings. This overview sets out the fixing…
CARPORTS WITHOUT CONSENTS
From 31 August 2020, a range of new and extended building consent exemptions were added to Schedule One of the…
BRINGING RENTALS UP TO STANDARD
New Healthy Home Standards for rental properties in New Zealand became law on 1 July 2019. These set out specific…
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…