RMBA president Kerry Archer: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
With a nod to that classic 1966 Spaghetti Western movie starring Clint Eastwood, RMBA president Kerry Archer outlines the good, the bad and the...
The difficulty of providing affordable housing in New Zealand
In his final column for Building Today, architect Don Bunting muses upon the apparent difficulty of providing affordable housing in New Zealand.
What is wrong...
Why don’t politicians seem to understand the relevance and impact of our industry?
EasyBuild director and Building Today columnist Mike Fox wonders why, considering the construction industry’s significant contribution to New Zealand’s GDP, the industry continues to...
Like a deer caught in the headlights . .
The current house price situation is a bit of a fairy tale for property owners although, unlike the three little pigs where the home...
The great housing debate
It’s fair to say many of us were glad to see the back of 2020. But as we look to the year ahead, our...
Planning might be easier if we knew what was in store in 2021
Here we are — the first article of the year for the first Building Today magazine of 2021. But to say Happy New Year...
NZ’s best built homes and renovations revealed at RMB House of the Year Awards...
For three decades, the Registered Master Builders House of the Year competition has recognised the very best homes, builders and craftsmen across New Zealand.
This...
Building resilience for a stronger future — Constructive 2020 review, and RMBA recommendations to...
By Registered Master Builders Association chief executive David Kelly
The Registered Master Builders Association’s fifth Constructive Forum was a fantastic opportunity to bring the sector...
O’Brien building his way to the top
Building his way to the top, Northern Regional winner Thomas O’Brien has won this year’s Registered Master Builders CARTERS 2020 Apprentice of the Year...
NZ’s building industry: ‘It has never been more crucial for our sector to be...
By RMBA chief executive David Kelly
This year has certainly not been the year we expected it to be, and many of us will be...