Construction
Social housing supplier turns to Thailand to import GIB alternative
A social housing developer has fired Fletcher Building as its supplier of GIB plasterboard due to lengthy product delays. Audio
Building company importing plasterboard from Thailand
An Auckland building company has launched an attack on Fletcher Building, accusing the construction giant of causing supply chain delays for Gib board.
Simplicity Living, which is owned by KiwiSaver… Audio
Rising construction sector liquidations "tip of iceberg"
Liquidations within the construction sector are on the rise but industry experts says they're the tip of the iceberg. A total of 92 companies in the building sector have gone into liquidation in the… Audio
Hawke's Bay earthquake risk level could change
New earthquake modelling is due out this year that will raise the hazard levels in some places.
That will include large parts of Hawke's Bay, where the hospital in Hastings is already grappling with… Audio
Health minister warns rising construction costs for Dunedin's new hospital inevitable
Escalating construction costs are a fact of life as the $1.47 billion budget for Dunedin's new hospital comes under pressure, Andrew Little has warned.
Sickness
Viruses! You can’t see them when they spread, they can travel via a sneeze or a cough and they can linger on surfaces. So how do we fight them?
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'Information void' over Hutt Valley hospital - Mayor
Key questions remain unanswered following an urgent meeting of the Hutt Valley District Health Board yesterday about its quake-prone Heretaunga Building.
The community wants to know how long services… Audio
Unclear how long services will stay at Hutt Hospital's earthquake risk Heretaunga Building
It's unclear how long services will continue to operate in Hutt Hospital's earthquake-prone Heretaunga Building.
An urgent Hutt Valley District Health Board meeting yesterday afternoon got heated as… Audio
Average cost of building three-bedroom home up about 21% in 12 months - QV
The average cost of building a three-bedroom home is nearly 21 percent higher than a year ago, according to Quotable Value.
No 'budget blowout' but pressure on Ashburton's civic centre build
Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown says there has been no budget blow out at the new library and civic centre.
Four buildings at Tauranga Hospital deemed earthquake-prone
The Bay of Plenty District Health Board is the latest organisation to be plagued with earthquake issues with Tauranga Hospital having four affected buildings.
New Plymouth mayor calls for change to road funding
The way roads are funded in New Zealand is broken and must change.
That's the view of New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdom, who says something must be done before the roading networks gets worse.
Jimmy… Audio
Suggestion private birthing centre could be used if Hutt Valley loses maternity ward
The Hutt Valley DHB's having an urgent meeting today about the future of Hutt Hospital's earthquake-prone Heretaunga Building.
It's a something of a last-ditch move before the DHB's decision making… Audio
Concerns as Kāinga Ora prepares for state housing build in Maraenui
Maraenui in Napier, one of the city's poorest suburbs, is in desperate need of new homes.
There is finally a big state house led development of 200 houses in the pipeline.
But as our Hawke's Bay… Audio
Unlikely budget blowout will stop stadium - Councillor
A Christchurch City councillor says it's unlikely the work to build Christchurch's new stadium will stop, despite a significant cost blowout.
The council has revealed costs could increase by up to… Audio
Planned Christchurch stadium faces yet another budget blowout
Christchurch has a big bill to contend with, if it still wants the multi-use stadium that's been in the works since the earthquakes 11 years ago.
The problem-plagued project has blown out another… Video, Audio
Delaying insulation standards problematic says Green Building Council
The government wants to delay the introduction of new insulation standards for homes by another six months, due to concerns raised by the construction sector.
The improved standards were meant to be… Audio
Remote-operated digger begins clearing cathedral debris
A remote-operated digger has started work on Christ Church Cathedral removing rubble from the historic building, which project managers are describing as a world first.
Nelson's Civic House labelled earthquake-prone
Nelson City Council has announced that two earthquake-prone building notices have been applied to its home at Civic House.
Seismic risk assessments exposing widespread shaky hospital issue
Hutt Hospital's Heretaunga block is just the latest of many medical facilities around the country deemed at risk of a seismic event.
