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Government Introduces Self-Certification Scheme for Trusted Builders The Government has gone ahead with their new scheme to allow trusted builders to sign off on their own work. Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk announced that, in turn, the government would also set a mandatory target to tackle building inspection wait times. Inspection targets will come […]
Times Are Still Tough Global economic activity is expected to remain subdued in the near term according to the Reserve Bank’s February 2025 Monetary Policy Statement. Activity remains below trend, and “[t]his reflects falling activity in interest rate sensitive sectors such as construction”. Growth is expected to recover during 2025, but the speed of that […]
The government is proposing a new self-certification scheme that will allow building professionals and accredited businesses to carry out low-risk building work. “It takes on average 569 days for a home be built and consented – amid a housing shortage, that is simply too long to wait,” Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says. “We […]
The Government recently announced it would be reforming the building consent system. Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says New Zealand has some of the least affordable housing in the world. He says that there are 67 building consent authorities nationwide, with differing interpretations of the building code, which isn’t serving Kiwis well. “At the […]
Per the latest figures released by Stats NZ, 33,632 new homes were consented to in the year ending August 2024, down 20 percent compared with the year ending August 2023. Construction and property statistics manager Michael Heslop says, “The number of multi-unit homes consented in the year ended August 2024 is the lowest in the […]
By NZISM president Greg Dearsly. Businesses are being urged to focus on known and understood health and safety risks, alongside those of COVID-19, to limit any spike in incident numbers. New Zealand Institute of Safety Management (NZISM) president, Greg Dearsly echoes the comments of the Government in support of “safe” economic activity and the importance […]
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