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Builder at work
Building industry caught between rising costs and lower volumes of work
Diesel costs declined 18.9% in May but that wasn't enough to offset other price rises in the building industry with some costs increasing by 25% according to QV CostBuilder
by Greg Ninness
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Diesel costs declined 18.9% in May but that wasn't enough to offset other price rises in the building industry with some costs increasing by 25% according to QV CostBuilder
Looming problems with technical standards
An arrangement designed to ease costs by aligning technical standards between New Zealand and Australia is fracturing due to high costs
by Eric Frykberg
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An arrangement designed to ease costs by aligning technical standards between New Zealand and Australia is fracturing due to high costs
Tradesperson working in trench.
Master Plumbers says new training model isn't good for students or trades
Trades feel powerless after vocational education reforms
by Rebecca Stevenson
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Trades feel powerless after vocational education reforms
Tradesperson working in trench.
Master Plumbers asks minister for urgent review of industry fees
Regulator has millions in the bank, still fees rise: Master Plumbers calls on minister to intervene in plumbing fee stoush
by Rebecca Stevenson
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Regulator has millions in the bank, still fees rise: Master Plumbers calls on minister to intervene in plumbing fee stoush
David Kelly is chief executive of Master Builders.
Could an app be a solution for New Zealand’s under-pressure and underperforming consenting system?
'Broken' and 'plagued' by issues; why builders and plumbers think an app could help solve NZ's consenting conundrum
by Rebecca Stevenson
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'Broken' and 'plagued' by issues; why builders and plumbers think an app could help solve NZ's consenting conundrum
Aleyna Hall is the chief executive of the statutory authority overseeing the plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying industry.
The six-figure salaried boss of the plumbing regulator no one has heard of
You've been in the hot seat of an organisation of public interest with a chequered past for almost a year. So why not engage with the media, and by extension the public?
by Rebecca Stevenson
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You've been in the hot seat of an organisation of public interest with a chequered past for almost a year. So why not engage with the media, and by extension the public?