Banking insight from BNZ
Two of BNZ’s business-focussed team came to talk to us about what support BNZ has available for small and medium…
Home November 2020
SWEATING FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Staff at PlaceMakers Evans Bay in Wellington are raising a sweat – and money – for the Mental Health Foundation…
BACKED BY A BOND
A Covid-19 related policy change earlier this year saw Kainga Ora begin to accept surety-backed bonds rather than only those…
UNDERSTAND CONFUSING JARGON
Every industry has its own technical terms and jargon, and the concrete industry is no exception. To test your knowledge,…
EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIPS
Covid-19 has generated a lot of change in a short space of time, but as Duncan Cotterill explains, employers and…
NIMBLE AND QUICK
Facing big changes in your market might tempt you to make sudden changes to how you do business. But any…
COVID-19 SITE CHANGES
Kiwi construction businesses have been doing what it takes to adapt to new site protocols in the face of Covid-19.…
LIFTING THE BARRIERS TO TRAINING
Although the future is uncertain, initiatives introduced by the Government mean there is financial support for those who want to…
REFORMULATING LOCKDOWN STATS
As a result of delays caused by Covid-19 on site work and in processing consent applications, Stats NZ has had…
BUILDING’S STRONG NUMBERS
The economic recovery from Covid-19 is currently on everyone’s minds, and our industry is featuring strongly in most commentaries about…
BUILDING CODE UPDATED IN NOVEMBER
Changes to the Building Code are being published in November – but will not come into force for 12 months…
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT RESPONSE FUND
Government’s new building stimulus package aims to maintain construction momentum and reduce the economic impact of Covid-19 A $350m Residential…