It’s satisfying to stand back from a finished job knowing you did it yourself. It might be a rebuilt deck, a repainted fence or a tiled splashback that turned out better than expected. New Zealanders have built something of a national identity around this instinct. Give it a go, work it out, save the call-out […]

The announcement of nine new industry-led subjects for senior secondary students is exactly the kind of bold, forward-looking move New Zealand’s education system needs. Construction and Built Environment, Applied Intelligent Systems and the rest of the list will give young people genuine, curriculum-integrated pathways into industries that are crying out for skilled workers. Skills Group […]

Amendments to the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 received Royal Assent on 9 July 2026, and the changes take effect on 1 April 2027. They rebuild New Zealand’s main workplace safety law around one idea, critical risk. The amendments define critical risks as those associated with scheduled hazards such as asbestos and hazardous […]

Internal waterproofing is heading into the Licensed Building Practitioner scheme. The Government is progressing work to establish a new LBP waterproofing class, putting wet-area work under the same licensing and accountability regime that already covers carpentry, roofing, brick and blocklaying and external plastering. As at September 2026, the new class is not in force. The […]

Hydrodemolition takes concrete out with a high-pressure water jet instead of a hammer. It’s rarely the only way to do that. It becomes the necessary way when what has to survive the removal matters more than what has to come out. That’s the test worth applying before it goes into a tender. The operator sets […]

Aotearoa New Zealand has committed to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. HERA is helping the steel and construction sectors understand what that transition requires and, importantly, how industry can begin reducing emissions now. Steel remains essential to New Zealand’s buildings, infrastructure and renewable energy assets. Its strength, durability and adaptability make it central to […]