Construction
Business commentator Kim Savage
RNZ business reporter Kim Savage talks to Kathryn about the capital markets review. With global uncertainty weighing heavily, what does this mean for central bank policy and interest rates? And is the… Audio
Two building companies liquidated, crane firm in receivership
More than 120 staff have been laid off at two construction companies now in liquidation, while staff are still on the job at a crane hire company now in receivership.
Two Canterbury building firms fail
A Canterbury construction firm whose staff and contractors said they were owed thousands has gone into liquidation and its sister company has ceased trading.
South Auckland hospital building assessed as quake prone
Counties Manukau District Health Board is looking into how to strengthen the Esme Green building at Middlemore Hospital to above the quake-prone threshold.
Construction worker injured at Auckland building site
A construction worker has been injured at a building site in Auckland after some clay rolled down a bank and pinned him to the ground. Icon Construction general manager Dan Ashby spoke to Checkpoint… Video, Audio
Call for more cooperation in international skills recruitment
The construction sector's labour shortage woes are getting worse as international competition for scarce skills ramps up. Audio
Construction sector reform & trusted brand rankings
Business commentator Rod Oram looks at support in the construction sector for reforms, and which companies have signed a government accord. Also,Infratil is to pay a 100 million dollar management fee… Audio
Peter Cooke: New Zealand's pioneering engineers
Historian and author Peter Cooke's looked right back to the early days of Maori settlement to trace the pioneering engineering the country has been founded on. He speaks to Jim about the advantage our… Audio
Building compliance concerns over poor firestopping - report
Some contractors do not know how to put proper firestopping in buildings, a report by the independent building research institute BRANZ has found.
150 below market value houses planned for Christchurch
A co-housing development which aims to build community and sustainability in central Christchurch is planning to offer 150 houses to be sold below market value.
Measures to protect subcontractors' money 'needs to go further'
Measures designed to protect subcontractors and suppliers' money in a construction company collapse appear to be failing.
Another NZ building company fails
Christchurch-based Corbel Construction has gone into liquidation, the latest in a string of companies to fail or suffer heavy losses.
Diana Ürge-Vorsatz: how buildings contribute to climate change
Professor Diana Ürge-Vorsatz is the director of the Centre of Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy at the Central European University in Budapest. She is also Vice Chair of the IPCC. She's in… Audio
Australia woes contribute to Fletcher Building's lower profit forecast
Fletcher Building has dropped its first-half profit outlook, due to challenges in the Australian business and the timing of house sales in the residential division.
Compulsory licensing of labour-hire firms would get rid of 'ratbags'
A unionist is calling for the mandatory licensing of labour-hire agencies to counter exploitation of migrant workers.
Govt plans to crack down on its procurement in construction
The Government plans to crack down on its procurement in the construction industry in a bid to get rid of a culture of price undercutting. Audio
Record high building apprenticeships, not enough
The training organisation for the building and construction sector (BCITO) says the government should pay employers to teach apprentices - which would help address the shortage. New figures released… Audio
Combustible cladding ban set to be announced in UK
Combustible cladding is to be banned in Britain for all new schools, hospitals, care homes, student accommodation and residential buildings above 18m.
Building consent backlog 'risk' to Auckland Council
The council processed more than 12,000 home consents in the past year but even with staff doing overtime it's not meeting the statutory timeframe.
Nine re-apply for resource consents after Auckland Council botch-up
Just nine property owners have re-applied for resource consent after they were caught up in a bungle by Auckland Council.