John Tookey

More than 100 companies & asset managers from across the globe descended on Auckland this morning. Audio

Tools are down on Auckland's 56-storey, $300m Seascape tower - the result of a dispute between its developer, Shundi Customs and its builder - one of the world's biggest: China Construction. Audio

A construction expert says the National Party needs to invest in infrastructure to be able to deliver on their housing plans.

Yesterday, National announced its Going for Housing Growth Plan to… Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

New Zealand's cavalier attitude towards workplace safety is taking a grim toll - largely on young men involved in dangerous trades.  Audio

An academic specialising in construction doubts that a high-number of cranes on building sites is a true indication the sector is showing resilience.

The latest crane index from quantity surveyors… Audio

A Commerce Commission report says the building supplies sector's not working well, offering a raft of recommendations.

The report proposes making competition a key objective of building regulation.

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A construction expert says a 10-year old target for rolling out changes to the Resource Management Act is realistic.

The government is ditching the Resource Management Act in favour of a new law it… Audio

The Detail brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

Transmission Gully, the Christchurch stadium, the Waterview Tunnel, the Wellington Town Hall - why do big infrastructure projects take longer and cost more than we expect? Audio

How long can the construction industry keep taking the hits? A look at another year of disruption in building.  Audio

Reform of the Resource Management Act is now well underway, with the first two peices of the new legislation to replace it expected to be before Parliament at the end of this year. The RMA will be… Audio

Much has been said about New Zealand's construction costs contributing to our housing crisis. But there are reasons for soaring prices - and no easy solutions.  Audio

A shortage in supply of timber for building projects is being labelled "a comedy of errors" that's going to cause a lot of stress and hardship for small-time builders.

Supply constraints means Carter… Audio

John Tookey is professor of construction management at Auckland University of Technology has written an opinion piece for Stuff about the housing crisis and has some ideas about how we should be… Audio

Professor of Construction at AUT, John Tookey, talks to The Panel about the importance of a city's infrastructure and the careful planning that's needed to go into it. Audio

The Kiwibuild reset is promising to right the wrongs of the previously failed programme, but experts say the devil will be in the detail - which is yet to be seen. The government has stripped… Audio

Two housing experts have given up on Kiwibuild before the reset has even been announced. Today, Housing Minister Megan Woods will unveil the government's recalibration - seven months and one demoted… Audio

The Government has tasked itself with overhauling the Resource Management Act - but what could a transformed RMA look like? The law is often blamed for excessive and complex delays to housing planning… Audio