October 2010 Issue

The Registered Master Builders Federation says the figures released recently by Statistics New Zealand confirm that the building sector is in danger of slipping back […]

The long and expensive rebuilding process to repair the structural and other damage in and around Christchurch sustained in the September 4 earthquake is under […]

Kiwi companies are making promising inroads into the country’s poor rate of adult literacy, and now there’s a web site to help others do the […]

A decade after its commissioning, sections of the $10 million Southland Stadium in Invercargill will have to be rebuilt extensively following the collapse of the […]

The construction of the $11.4m upgrade of the BRANZ research site has begun, with the Minister of Building and Construction Maurice Williamson recently turning the […]

Getting his first-ever dictionary at a Fulton Hogan graduation ceremony in Wellington in July was the icing on the cake for 39-year-old general hand Bruce […]

Overview On September 24, 2004, a leaky building claim was brought by the Body Corporate and unit owners of an apartment complex located at 8 […]

Visitors to Sydney who take time to explore the slopes above The Rocks may wish to direct their steps up Observatory Hill. At the summit […]

Dimond and Ampelite have been providing natural lighting solutions to all building types for more than 10 years. The partnership is founded around Ampelite’s translucent […]

When Foodstuffs and ProArch Architects of Palmerston North designed their new warehouse and decided to push the limits of roofing, they looked to Dimond and […]

That’s the mission statement of the Remarkables Primary School, but it could just as easily be an apt description of the Kiwis who designed and […]

As predicted, the Reserve Bank’s July increase in the official cash rate (OCR) has taken the housing and productive sector into a perfect storm. A […]

A number of New Zealand’s leading carpentry apprentices have recently returned home from Outward Bound, a 21-day leadership programme in Anakiwa in the Marlborough Sounds. […]

Judges are impressed with the high standard of entries in the Registered Master Builders 2010 House of the Year and RMB Commercial Project Awards. In […]

As a result of submissions made to the Building Act Review by many in the industry, the Government has agreed to review the Construction Contracts […]

What a busy month it has been, with action on all fronts at the RMBF! As you are all aware, the earthquake in Canterbury has […]

It has now been six months since the Government introduced a more streamlined approach to getting licensed if you already have one of the recognised […]