Building Practitioner Licensing now at critical stage
It’s been more than three years in the making, but we are steadily making progress towards turning on the “go live” switch for the...
New accountant at RMBF
Jo Schofield has been appointed the RMBF’s new accountant.
Ms Schofield brings 13 years’ financial experience in a variety of business, governmental, non-governmental...
There’s a buzz in the air!
As 2007 has started to crank up a bit I have had the opportunity to get around a couple of parts of the country...
Construction market holds steady
Although latest building consent figures indicate a steady year for building, RMBF chief executive Pieter Burghout is recommending Kiwis consider moving ahead on the...
Minimising business risk
If you look under “General” in most trade sections of any building specification you see a list of documents referred to in that particular...
Dream becomes a reality for Waikato
The Waikato Registered Master Builders Association is proud to announce that its office/show home is now completed and fully operational. The show home...
Search on for Apprentice of the Year
Entries are open and the search is on for the Registered Master Builders 2007 Apprentice of the Year, in association with Carters. Supported...
Home ownership for all
One of the stories in the news recently has been about homes becoming less affordable. The issue itself is not new, and New Zealand’s...
A Dinky-Di 75th . . .
The bridging of Sydney Harbour took 117 years. The notion was first voiced in 1815 by convict and architect-about-town Francis Greenway, who designed many...
Ministry of Education v Mike Barns & Associates Ltd and others
The Crown is the owner of Ruatoki Area School. In the latter part of 1994, the Ministry entered into a contract with the first...