Building Standards
More questions over Auckland skyscraper project's building standards
Fresh doubt has been cast on the strength and durability of the huge concrete basement at Auckland's highest skyscraper project.
Independent quake risk reports to come at a cost
Owners of commercial buildings with conflicting engineering reports about their properties' earthquake risk now have a solution - but it comes at a price.
Firm behind leaky buildings goes into receivership
A company behind a big construction firm that was ordered to pay millions for building a leaking high school has gone into receivership.
Middlemore maternity services threatened by seismic risk
The country's largest maternity ward at Middlemore Hospital might have to close or face major disruption because it's a seismic risk.
Govt to reconsider risk and liability for faulty building work
The government is promising to overhaul controversial liability rules that often leave councils carrying the can for faulty building work.
Firm ordered to pay up over leaky school
A construction company has been ordered to pay $13.4 million to fix a raft of errors at a leaky, damp, and rotting secondary school in Auckland.
Auckland skyscraper plans delayed due to fire design
A skyscraper planned for Auckland that will be New Zealand's highest residential building is caught up in a long delay over its fire design.
Construction industry threatened by a 'ticking timebomb'
Fire engineers are blowing the whistle on a "ticking timebomb" threatening the construction industry, says the Property Council.
'Jumping through hoops' pushing up building costs
Fire engineers are accusing councils of making illegal demands on them that are inflating building costs by thousands of dollars.
Engineers warned not to use 'pigtail' construction
Structural engineers and designers have been given an official warning against using a type of high-rise floor support that failed in the Kaikōura earthquake.
Sir Owen Glenn donates $3m to arts centre
The future of an arts centre in Rotorua is looking more hopeful thanks to a $4.5 million boost.
Staff safety in quake on building owners, employers - law firm
If people are killed or injured when non-structural parts of a building fall in an earthquake, building owners and employers will be liable, a lawyer says.
High-rises in Auckland, Wellington fail quake standards
Building inspections show most Auckland and Wellington high-rises failed to meet earthquake standards to stop people being hit by falling objects.
Auckland DHB: 40% of hospital fittings 'poorly restrained'
Almost half of Auckland Hospital's pipes, cables and ducts are not properly secured in ceiling cavities and could crash down on to people in an earthquake.
Commerce Commission asked to investigate steel bar
The building regulator has asked the Commerce Commission to investigate seismic steel reinforcing bar sold by a major supplier.
Building services 'below standard' - could be lethal in a quake
The Insurance Council is calling on local authorities and the Government to address the problem of below standard compliance with seismic rules. A Wellington structural engineer Ignatius Black of… Audio
Plumbing products not up to standard
Officials are investigating a grey market in dodgy building products. Darren Waith is the chair of the National Plumbing and Pipelaying Standards Committee. Audio