Construction
Transport Agency believes it's being ripped off on bitumen
The Transport Agency is taking over nearly all the country's bitumen supply vital to road building because it believes it is being ripped off by suppliers.
Documents show the agency warning that if… Audio
Building supply company clamps down on GIB hoarding
A major building supply company in Wellington has resorted to spot checks of building sites to ensure builders are not hoarding plasterboard.
Customers expected to bear cost of $1.3 billion scheme to vet engineers
A new tougher regime for policing engineers will see the costs passed on to customers.
Work begins to move rocks from Waiheke penguin site
Protesters have gathered around a marina construction site on Waiheke, where developers are removing rocks from part of a wall that is home to little blue penguins.
Record number of cranes in use around the motu
The booming construction sector has led to a record number of big cranes in use with demand expected to stay high.
Kāpiti businesses excited about Transmission Gully's opening
Kāpiti is about to get a little bit closer to Wellington when Transmission Gully opens to the public tomorrow.
The new road will cut peak journey times by up to 15 minutes between Wellington and the… Audio
Transmission Gully: On the ground update
The long-awaited Transmission Gully motorway is finally ready to open to the public.
Reporter Jake McKee spoke to Susie Ferguson from the Paekakariki Interchange of the new road. Audio
Transmission Gully: Traffic watcher eager for road to open
The long-awaited Transmission Gully motorway is finally ready to open to the public.
Very few people have been anticipating the opening more than Kelly Fox.
She runs the Traffic Updates Horowhenua… Audio
Truck advocate on Transmission Gully's opening
Wellington's Transmission Gully motorway is finally getting its opening day.
After missing five opening deadlines in the past two years, the public will be able to drive the road from Thursday.
Road… Audio
Transmission Gully: Porirua mayor ready for ribbon cutting
After years of delays and cost blowouts, Wellington's Transmission Gully motorway will finally be opened to the public tomorrow.
The Prime Minister and other dignitaries are holding ribbon cutting… Audio
Construction still hampered by rising building costs
Building costs are going up faster than houses with some tradies struggling to get their hands on basic materials and facing unknown freight costs.
Part of it is Covid and supply chain uncertainty… Video, Audio
Update on Whangarei's running-ball clock project
A major step forward for Whangarei's "world-unique" running-ball clock project today. The clock is now at the Whangarei Town Basin in preparation for its official launch on 7 April. Project manager… Audio
Fears high building costs will leave home owners under-insured
The rising cost of building materials may leave home owners nationwide in the lurch as the risk of under-insurance grows.
Home underinsurance risks grow as building costs climb
The rising cost of building materials may leave home owners in the lurch as the risk of under-insurance throughout New Zealand grows.
Most residential home insurers use a fixed sum policy, meaning… Audio
Councillor wants car parks to stay for low-income families
Plans to remove some kerbside parking across Tāmaki-Makaurau is dividing councillors.
Under Auckland Transport's new draft parking strategy, on-street parking on dozens of main roads could be taken… Audio
Lack of building supplies delays finishing work
If you're hoping to build a house in the near future or replace some skirting board or even patch a roof you could be waiting months for materials and manpower. And whilst sheets of gib are selling… Audio
High school students building tiny homes in Taranaki
Opunake High School's head of technology Michael Griggs is leading the Tiny Homes programme and speaks to Jesse. Audio
Construction sector struggling to retain staff in 'overcooked' labour market
Desperate construction companies are poaching workers off each other at a destabilising rate.
Why NZ's construction sector stumbles again and again
The pandemic has impacted all businesses, but NZ's construction sector is reeling, and ongoing systemic problems are undermining it, four experts say.
'It's just rock bottom': Roadworks leave Shannon businesses stranded
Roadworks in Horowhenua are having a huge effect on businesses in Shannon, with some reporting drops in trade of up to 90 percent.
