Rules announced for building sector licensing
Building and Construction Minister Clayton Cosgrove recently announced the rules for the licensing of building practitioners, a new regime aimed at raising building quality...
City set to move on tank farm development
Auckland City, buoyed by the successful negotiations to develop Wynyard Point, is keen to proceed with developing the waterfront by converting the “finger wharves”,...
Company pioneers climate neutral floor coverings
InterfaceNZ has announced an environmental first in New Zealand.
From July 1, all its InterfaceFLOR carpet tiles will be climate neutral, accounting for the greenhouse...
LBP rules cause for major RMBF concern
The rules that will set out the standards of competence that building practitioners must meet in order to be licensed were announced recently by...
Winstone Wallboards celebrates 80 years
This year Winstone Wallboards is celebrating its 80th anniversary since first manufacturing GIB plasterboard in New Zealand.
The modest hand-operated factory which first opened in...
Timaru builder crowned Jack of all Trades
Timaru builder James Williamson has won the title of New Zealand’s best all round tradie and $100,000 of prizes in the final of the...
Liability of the BIA and BRANZ for a leaky building — Fair Trading Act...
This month’s article focuses on a decision which considered the liability of the BIA and BRANZ to the owners of a leaky building.
The decision...
Kawau’s Cornish pumphouse
Just two years after Lieutenant-Governor William Hobson RN did his thing at Waitangi, a thin copper lode was discovered on Kawau Island. Four years...
Carters Boots ‘n’ All tour enjoys big match atmosphere!
It was a wet and chilly Melbourne day that welcomed the Carters Boots ‘n’ All Bledisloe Cup Tour on June 28. But the group...
3D house model wins innovation award
A three-dimensional model of a luxury house, created using new printing technology, has been awarded a gold medal at the New Zealand Pride In...