Consents drop 25%
The year ended December 2023 saw consents drop by a quarter year-on-year – well below the figure of 49,538 recorded…
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Making history, brick by brick
The number of women entering construction continues to grow, with the proportion of female apprentices training through BCITO up from…
Councils go digital for building consents
Councils across New Zealand are using Objective Build to manage building consents and streamline the consent process The online platform…
New report forecasts residential construction return to sustainable levels
A new report has predicted a slowdown from the post Covid-peak in the amount of residential building work in the…
Engineer pleads guilty to fraud
An engineer who falsified over 1,000 building consents pled guilty to 112 charges of forgery in Taupō District Court in…