Around the Associations in 2007 — and what’s in store for 2008?
Building Today canvassed Registered Master Builders Associations nationwide for their feedback on industry issues over the past year — and what 2008 might have...
Self-motivated winning apprentice ‘a real goer’
Rhys Forsyth was encouraged to enter the Central North Island Apprentice of the Year competition by his BCITO training advisor Tom Davie.
Mr Davie had...
Country’s top carpentry apprentice announced
Central North Island carpentry apprentice Rhys Forsyth won the top award last month in the Registered Master Builders 2007 Apprentice of the Year competition,...
‘Team Kiwi’ returns from Ethiopia
Marty van der Burg and his team have returned from their adventure to construct houses for families in Jima, Ethiopia.
The 18-strong team of Kiwis...
Back to the past — an old tradition revisited
It is well over 10 years since the “old” Central North Island Region (comprising the Registered Master Builders Associations of Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay, Manawatu,...
2008 House of the Year competition online entry open
Even though the national gala of the Registered Master Builders PlaceMakers 2007 House of the Year and RMB Commercial Project Awards was held only...
Wellington chooses charities
For a number of years, the Wellington Registered Master Builders Association (WRMBA) has made donations to a local charity. It has, in recent years,...
Leaky buildings: When is a company director personally liable?
Tim Bates and Francesca Collins of Auckland law firm Legal Vision debate when a director can be found personally liable for the faults of...
They’re changing guards at Buckingham Palace . . .
This month HRH Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 60 years of marriage to HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Dr Kerry Rodgers thought it appropriate...
National apprentice finalists announced
The country’s top carpentry apprentices have been announced at 10 regional awards ceremonies as part of the Registered Master Builders 2007 Apprentice of the...