Queenstown conference proves a hit!

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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?

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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

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  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 . . .

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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

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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’

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Well, the annual conference in Blenheim was my first, and it certainly lived up to the high expectations that were anticipated. There is...