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 […]

An earthquake does something to a retaining wall its static design never accounted for. The retained soil accelerates sideways against the back of the wall, and that push lands on top of the load the wall was already holding. Walls sound under normal conditions have gone over for exactly this reason. How much extra push […]

There were 40,908 new homes consented in New Zealand in the year ended July 2026, up 21% on the 33,879 consented the year before, according to new Stats NZ figures. “Annual home consent numbers have continued to strengthen in recent months, with increases in both stand-alone houses and multi-unit homes,” economic indicators spokesperson Michelle Feyen […]

New Zealand’s construction sector is facing rising costs, and much of the pressure is coming from how work gets delivered rather than how much of it there is. According to new research from Kennards Hire, businesses are increasingly focused on efficiency and coordination as the path to managing that pressure. The report found 96% of […]

New Zealand’s construction sector is shifting from cautious optimism to practical realism, according to Kennards Hire’s second annual Construction Confidence Check survey. 84% of construction leaders are confident in the industry’s growth over the next five years, even as businesses navigate cost pressures and economic uncertainty. 79% agree the sector has remained stable over the […]