April 2013 Issue

In the case of Hepburn & Others v Cunningham Contracts Ltd & Another [2013] NZHC 210, the plaintiffs purchased a property in reliance on a […]

The world’s largest greenhouse is the brainchild of Tim Smit. He wanted a way of showing the connection between plants and people. The upshot was […]

So what’s the deal? The first 10,000 new apprentices who sign up for training after March 6, 2013, will be eligible to apply for a […]

In Maori mythology, Ruamoko is first and foremost the god of earthquakes: Ruamoko Solutions, established in Christchurch in 2006, is a firm of consulting structural […]

Apprentices are being encouraged to claim their share of more than $100,000 worth of prizes, by taking part in the Registered Master Builders Carters 2013 […]

Mark Haimes of Haimes Building Ltd was “thrilled” when his Taupo home was read out as the winner of the Master Build Services New Homes […]

Andrew Klein of Klein Builders Ltd believes the biggest business advantages of taking part and succeeding in the Registered Master Builders PlaceMakers 2012 House of […]

The RMBF says the latest building consent figures indicate a pick-up in activity, predominantly in Canterbury and Auckland. Statistics New Zealand figures show 1559 new […]

In late January 2013 we said our final farewell to David Beard, a Waikato RMBA Life Member. David worked tirelessly, locally and nationally, in a number […]

The construction industry is historically very adept at expanding and contracting as necessary within economic cycles. Generally, most of our firms have survived what has […]

I recently attended a launch for Vocational Pathways, a joint initiative between the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Industry Training Federation (ITF), and found […]

The developers of a major new property set to revitalise the Hamilton CBD say they are pleasantly surprised at how cost and time effective it […]

Debnath Guharoy, Asia-Pacific regional director for Roy Morgan, announced the awards at a presentation dinner in Auckland on March 1. “ITM is focused on satisfying […]

Regional awards for kitchen and bathroom will be presented in nine areas with chapters of the National Kitchen and Bathroom Association. The top awards are […]

Submissions are due by 5pm, Friday, April 26.

Renowned for innovative engineering and experience in earthquake zones around the world, Dr Miyamoto says the industry needs to take a new approach to make […]

From May 2013, NZMA will deliver Wintec’s Level 4 Certificate in Building, accredited by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority. The 40-week programme is an ideal […]

Wintec chief executive Mark Flowers says there is a national need for trained and skilled engineering and tradespeople, and a facility of this calibre will […]

“Lockwood homes are already built using timber from fast-growing plantation trees which absorb more carbon than slower growing indigenous forests. Solid plantation timber is a […]

Public housing built in the UK in the 30 years from 1950 was a mix of two-storey terraces, maisonettes (2/2 storey units above each other) […]