Blogs
Government reworks manufacturing regulations
August 9, 2025
Manufacturers are working with the government to reform health and safety regulations that they say are unworkable. The proposed changes...
Guide improves transport trailer safety
August 6, 2025
WorkSafe has developed new guidance around transport trailers and heavy machinery. It comes after a 2019 death where a trailer...
Natural sand shortage grows
July 29, 2025
New Zealand’s sand shortage grows, and demand is not slowing down. The crisis has been building over recent years, but...
New Trespassing Laws Welcomed by Retailers, Stir Debate
July 15, 2025
Government Targets Retail Crime with Tougher Penalties The Government has toughened New Zealand’s trespassing and retail crime laws to address...
AI To Streamline Building Consent Process
July 10, 2025
There were 33,530 new homes consented in Aotearoa in the year ended May 2025, down 3.8% compared with the year...
Average section price drops to three-year low
June 12, 2025
There were 2,418 new homes consented in April 2025, a 17% decrease compared with April 2024, according to figures recently...
Upsurge in mass timber awareness and application
May 21, 2025
Envisioning a future where timber is used more widely in construction throughout New Zealand and contributing to carbon-neutral targets is...
Unlocking Greenfield Development
May 15, 2025
The Government has allocated $100 million to be lent to developers for housing infrastructure and aims to streamline the Resource...
‘Race-based’ ACC plan removed
May 12, 2025
Due to disagreement within the coalition government, ACC will no longer specifically target Māori and Pasifika manufacturing workers in a...