Queenstown conference proves a hit!
There are two key events we host at a national level each year — one being the House of the Year final gala evening,...
RMBF calls for industry stability
Happy New Year to you all. I hope you had an enjoyable and restful break, and that the weather was kind wherever you were....
Lack of cover is crippling Canterbury
There are many building companies with virtually finished houses on their books that they cannot hand over, and many frustrated would-be home owners as...
Another year coming to an end — let’s recap
Well, the end of 2013 has arrived and it has been quite a year on many fronts. Let’s recap a bit. On the...
What is the actual Licensed Building Practitioner scheme?
This was done to ensure there was consistency of approach across government, and that the “intervention logic” would be consistently applied. Generally, governments...
Canterbury’s Royal Commission of Enquiry — what does this mean for builders?
As you may know, The Royal Commission of Enquiry into the Canterbury earthquakes is well underway, and the Commission published an interim report in...
Important changes on the horizon
The article seems to have sparked interest from a number of other researchers and industry groups who are eager for factual information on what...
Not time to party just yet . . .
The residential building consent figures for March show a sharp improvement in the number issued. We have been experiencing a gradual and perceptible...
Changes are a potential sea change
The Building Act Amendment No. 4 is part way through its second reading. It has been through the Select Committee and is back in...
Conference deemed ‘one of the best’
Well, the annual conference in Blenheim was my first, and it certainly lived up to the high expectations that were anticipated. There is...