New Zealand’s been facing some of the coldest mornings of the year. Temperatures in parts of the South Island have plunged to -7 degrees. MetService recorded minus seven at Mount Cook and Pukaki, with Twizel dropping even further to minus 7.5, while Taupo in the North Island shivered through a morning low of minus 5.1. […]

For years, construction firms have built around a moving political target. Consenting rules, building standards and housing settings swung with each change of government, and builders, developers and subcontractors absorbed the cost of the uncertainty. The coalition Government is now betting that its overhaul of the planning and consenting system can end that, and at […]

A drone can survey a roof in minutes, but flying it legally over a live site is a job for a certificated operator, not whoever owns the gear On 22 December 2025 the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) updated its rules for drones and advanced aviation, and it has signalled the rules will keep moving. For […]

The most dangerous thing on a construction site is not the fall or the machine. In Australia, construction workers take their own lives at a rate of 25.7 per 100,000, against 14.3 per 100,000 for other employed men, and suicide is by a clear margin the leading cause of death in the trade. New Zealand’s […]

New Zealand has a new largest solar farm, and it took just over a year to knock the last one off the top spot. The Tauhei Solar Farm near Te Aroha in the Waikato was energised in late June and is now exporting into the national grid, with commercial operations expected around September or October. […]

Leaving school at just 16 to help support her family could easily have marked the end of Lexiga (Lexi) Pritchard’s education. Instead, it became the beginning of a remarkable learning journey that has seen the 25-year-old recognised as one of just six recipients nationwide of the 2026 Bunnings Women in Apprenticeships Award. Now a Production […]