Conference Reveals the Construction Industry is in Desperate Need of Innovation
Last month, representatives from the construction industry met in Auckland for the “Constructing Our World” conference, hosted by the New Zealand Institute of Building. The theme of the conference; finding new ways to innovate to reduce costs, or the demand of the building boom may collapse on itself.
Tradies in the Bay of Plenty are Struggling to Keep Up With Demand
Negotiated contracts are replacing tendering as the preferred method to procure work in the Bay’s buoyant construction industry. Businesses now have the luxury of picking their jobs and certain contracts are going without bidders due to the influx of work in the Bay of Plenty area, according to Tauranga Master Builders president Johnny Calley.
Has the Construction Boom in New Zealand Hit Critical Mass?
Despite the overwhelming need for housing and infrastructure projects, analysts are warning that the big boom might peak this year. With property and land prices reaching the highest they’ve ever been in years experts are predicting that demand will soon die down.
“I was Slowly Dying Inside” – From Lawyer to Carpenter
Sam Hartnett felt himself “slowly dying inside” as a lawyer working in Tauranga, so he swapped the courts for a hammer and saw and is working on high-end housing projects as a carpentry apprentice.
Apartments and Townhouses Are Being Snapped Up By Aucklanders in $50m Tauranga Development
Forty-five dwellings in a beachside development have so far been sold off the plans, with almost half of buyers being Aucklanders seeking relief from the frantic lifestyle.
Trucking Industry Combines Forces to Find 1,000 More Drivers
The trucking industry and the Government’s Sector Workforce Engagement Programme (SWEP) have joined forces to get as many as 1,000 more drivers into the road freight transport industry nationwide.
Auckland Surges Ahead With Highest Average Pay, Beats Wellington
For the first time since mid-2014, Auckland City has overtaken Wellington City for the average highest pay. Both Wellington and Auckland have seen huge growth in new job listings, up 14% and 15.9% respectively.
