Construction
Building supplies manufacturing allowed to restart in Auckland
The government has agreed to allow manufacturing of four critical products in Auckland to restart to support housing construction.
More building products run short in level 3 regions
Pink Batts insulation is not the only building material that is running short as alert level 4 in Auckland cuts off both manufacture and distribution of all but essential building supplies.
Concern over building supplies as construction restarts
Thousands of construction sites are re-opening today amid predictions that common building products could run out in just three days.
The construction sector says the Government's failed to… Audio
Construction costs rising fast - what happens to house insurance?
Construction costs have risen at a pace not seen for nearly a decade, as anyone building or renovating a house will know. So what are the implications of this for house insurance? According to… Audio
Prof Joseph Dahmen: Mycelium, a living building material
Mycelium, the root system of fungi, has increasingly started to be used as an alternative to plastic, but its uses are also extending into architecture and design as a living, construction material. … Audio, Gallery
The Auckland carpenter becoming a YouTube star
Scott Brown's youtube HOW TO videos are helping do-it-yourselfers around the country and overseas. It's a family affair, with partner, Jessica Bell's ideas and creativity reflected in the tutorials… Audio
Buoyant house-building sector helps drive Steel & Tube's $16m profit
A booming construction sector and tighter cost controls has seen the steel and manufacturing company Steel & Tube (STU) return to profitability.
New Plymouth airport getting international attention
New Plymouth's airport terminal - Te Hono - is a finalist in a major international design award - Unesco's Prix Versailles. Audio
Core Logic construction cost index records largest ever increase
The steep rise is being caused by familiar factors, most notably skills shortages and congested supply chains which have constrained the availability of key materials.
Building material shortages affecting the entire industry - survey
Pressure is mounting on the building sector, which is grappling with big losses and costs from delays and rising costs.
Wages rise as building and construction industry booms
The building and construction industry is booming, wages are rising and companies are trying to poach talent off each other. It's a good indicator of New Zealand's low unemployment rate.
Official… Audio
Business group forms to oppose Let's Get Wellington Moving
In Wellington, business leaders have banded together to oppose Let's Get Wellington Moving.
A new group, led by retailers, eateries and city businesses is calling for actions which might actually get… Audio
'Unprecedented' shortage of construction skills - industry
New Zealand's construction industry is eyeing the government's so-called 'immigration reset' as it struggles to cope with an unprecedented skills shortage.
A new report out from Civil Contractors New… Audio
Ports of Auckland appears to enter new era with council, union
Ports of Auckland appears to be welcoming a new era in their relationship with Auckland Council and unions, after years of tension.
A damning safety report earlier this year revealed major concerns… Audio
East Coast barging facility opposed by local hapū
Opposition continues to build against a proposal for a port or barging facility on the East Coast. Environmental researcher and hapū member Tina Ngata talks to Jesse about the backstory of their… Audio
Consent issues delay Middlemore babies' unit upgrade
A consent botch up has delayed work on a desperately needed upgrade to Middlemore Hospital's babies' unit - just as the winter rush hits.
Work was underway for a month with no building consent before… Audio
The bad habits of our booming construction industry
The building boom is in full force - but with it comes an ugly side effect. Construction waste is an increasing problem. Audio
The bad habits of our booming construction industry
The building boom is in full force - but with it comes an ugly side effect. Construction waste is an increasing problem.
AudioPlan for Christchurch Youth Hub clears opposition from neighbours
A long-held plan to build a Youth Hub in central Christchurch has cleared a major obstacle, after an agreement was reached a group of unhappy neighbours.
Once built, the hub will become the home of… Audio
Southern councils not happy to lose roading money
Southerners feel like they're paying the price for the Government's $800 million Northern Pathway project.
Councils around the country are having to cut back on planned spending after $420 million of… Audio
