December 2020 Issue

Articles

Consultation supports strong industry voice in vocational education

Consultation on the foundation documents of six new industry-led and governed Workforce Development Councils (WDCs) is due to close in just over two weeks, marking […]

Suicide — our industry is ashamedly the best at it, but why?

EasyBuild director Mike Fox says it’s no wonder there is a high suicide rate in the incredibly combative NZ building industry. He offers some practical […]

NZ’s best built homes and renovations revealed at RMB House of the Year Awards 2020

For three decades, the Registered Master Builders House of the Year competition has recognised the very best homes, builders and craftsmen across New Zealand. This […]

Iconic representation in three peaks

New Zealand Crown research institute Scion’s new three-storey building in Rotorua has been gifted the name Te Whare Nui o Tuteata from mana whenua in […]

Building resilience for a stronger future — Constructive 2020 review, and RMBA recommendations to Government

By Registered Master Builders Association chief executive David Kelly The Registered Master Builders Association’s fifth Constructive Forum was a fantastic opportunity to bring the sector […]

Mega Event ‘so important to the recovery of the sector’

This year’s two-day Mega Event construction trade show held in Auckland in November — including BuildNZ, Facilities Integrate and the National Safety Show — welcomed […]

Celebrating the very best in commercial construction

The Registered Master Builders Association says the quality and variety of projects entered in this year’s New Zealand Commercial Project Awards was truly excellent, and […]

New Mitre 10 MEGA Wanaka a hit with locals

Mitre 10 New Zealand and the local Wanaka community welcomed an exciting new store to the co-operative with the recent opening of the stunning Mitre […]