I K Brunel’s masterpiece

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It was a late autumn day in 1973. We had just left Plymouth and turned a corner on the A38. There it was branded...

The house that Kath built

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As the Registered Master Builders Federation House of the year enters its 17th year, there wouldn’t be many members who have been involved with...

Apprentices enjoy Wellington’s Big Day Out

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Wellington City turned on a fantastic winter’s day for the sixth annual Trade Training Day for carpentry apprentices. Run by the Wellington RMBA, the...

RMBF stand a hit at BuildNZ 2007

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The Registered Master Builders Federation stand proved to be the most popular stop-off point at the BuildNZ and designexnz expo held in Auckland recently....

Funding for volume builders helps brighten the day

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The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) wants to encourage the uptake of solar water heating in more new homes. As a result,...

Food for thought

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One of the astonishing things I find as I go around the country meeting members, is the general unawareness or misunderstanding of basic contract...

Nailing it Home

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Employment Guide seminars An employment guide programme has been designed to provide members with a general understanding of a number of Acts relating to employment...

Top apprentices bound for success

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Spending three weeks in the bush without a cellphone or a TV wouldn’t be the ideal holiday for many young men, but for two...

Housing affordability — it can be fixed!

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One of the recent, big public issues has centred around housing affordability, with nearly everyone jumping on the bandwagon and suggesting how it can...

Bergin & Bergin v North Shore City Council & Others: Individuals behind developer companies

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This High Court decision concerned a townhouse in Long Bay, Auckland. The second defendants had brought a claim for summary judgment against the plaintiffs...