Record numbers celebrate the people behind construction industry More than 600 guests gathered in Auckland for the 2026 Building People Awards, with a record number of entries recognising the people making a difference across Aotearoa New Zealand’s building and construction industry. Hosted by Building Institute Aotearoa, the awards celebrate everyone from students, apprentices and emerging […]

Civil Contractors NZ has put a cross-party, depoliticised infrastructure pipeline at the top of its election manifesto, and its Cost of Stopping report estimates the alternative has cost New Zealand $11.8 billion. Civil Contractors New Zealand has set out what the industry wants from the next government, and its central demand is one every contractor […]

New Zealand liquidated 768 building and construction firms in the year to March 2026, close to a third of every company failure recorded across the economy, according to credit bureau Centrix. Company failures overall are running at their highest level since 2010, and construction is the single biggest source of them. For a subcontractor or […]

If your construction project uses mixed waste bins, you may notice something different in your waste reporting next year – your reported recovery rate could be lower. That doesn’t necessarily mean less material is being recovered. It’s the result of a new, more accurate way of measuring what happens to mixed construction and demolition (C&D) […]

When Culham Engineering apprentice Devin Gibson was named New Zealand Manufacturing Apprentice of the Year, it was recognition of the work that happens long before awards are handed out. Presented by Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing, Hon. Cameron Brewer, at the 2026 New Zealand Manufacturing Awards, the national award recognises apprentices who demonstrate technical […]

Recent events affecting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz are a reminder that fuel prices can change rapidly in response to global events. We don’t know how long this disruption will go on, or what impact it will have if it continues. But we do know that prices are elevated and volatile. We can expect […]