An Auckland construction company was hit with a $35,000 fine after pleading guilty to three RMA charges for repeated sediment and concrete slurry escapes.   The charges involved releasing contaminants, violating regional sediment control requirements, and disregarding an abatement notice from Auckland Council.   “Resource consents, erosion, and sediment control rules exist to protect Auckland’s […]

A sharp spike in fuel and freight costs is putting serious pressure on our logging and timber industry – and that squeeze is starting to show up in quotes, lead times, and delivered‑to‑site timber prices for builders and trade contractors. Diesel prices have surged roughly 80% in recent weeks, with wholesale diesel now around $2.30–$2.35 […]

Construction was the sector with the highest number of insolvencies in 2025. Still, new data shows the rate of new insolvencies is slowing, suggesting the worst pressures may be easing for the industry. BWA Insolvency’s Quarterly Market Report recorded 3,132 liquidations, receiverships, and voluntary administrations across the country in 2025; the highest since the Global […]

As fuel prices continue to hit record highs, Transporting NZ is calling for urgent changes to heavy vehicle regulations to allow certain trucks to carry higher payloads. The move aims to improve efficiency across the freight sector and ease the growing financial pressures on businesses and consumers. Transporting New Zealand chief executive Dom Kalasih says […]

A man has died in Christchurch after being fatally electrocuted while apparently trying to retrieve copper from a live power transformer. The incident occurred shortly after midnight on Brooker Avenue in Burwood’s Red Zone, where emergency services were called to reports of a fire at a power box. Upon arrival, police and fire crews found […]

The nation’s first rubber road has been laid in Selwyn. The installation on Glentunnel Domain Road uses recycled rubber crumb made locally by Treadlite NZ in partnership with HEB Construction. The local council is trialling three different rubber surfaces in this location. Options include a rubber surface laid over a conventional aggregate base, a rubber-modified […]