Tag: construction

Opinion | When Is the Right Time?

In construction, timing is often treated as something you wait for. The right market. The right conditions. The right sense of certainty. But markets rarely pause, and clarity does not […]

Blood Pressure, Brokers, and the Built Environment: A Post-Conference Health Check

The future of Aotearoa’s built environment relies very much on the health and wellbeing of its people. The results are in and there’s cause for concern writes Jamie Summers, Project Director – […]

RLB Crane Index Shows Tentative Uptick as Building Recovery Gradually Picks Up

The latest RLB Crane Index® for Q3 2025 offers a cautious glimmer of hope for New Zealand’s construction sector, revealing a modest increase in crane activity across the country’s key […]

Opinion | Time to break the cycle? Let’s drive economic sustainability in Wellington

Property Council Wellington member, Richard Van Looy, Associate Director at WT, shares his views on how we can build a thriving construction industry, with a better, brighter future for inhabitants […]

Construction, Property and Real Estate Sectors Show Early Signs of Labour Market Stabilisation

The March SEEK NZ Employment Report has revealed the first quarterly rise in national job ad volumes in over two and a half years — a positive signal for New […]

Opinion | Collaboration in the Construction Industry

Property Council Central Regional member and Business Manager for PAUA Architects, Phil Mackay, shares his views on how we can work better and more productively together, to collectively achieve better […]

New Zealand’s Shift Towards Sustainable Construction: Embracing Mass Timber

The results from the latest BRANZ survey into the trends and perceptions around the uptake of mass engineered wood products (EWP) shows a remarkable shift in New Zealand’s building industry […]

MBIE consultation – Removing barriers to overseas products

MBIE is seeking feedback on a package of changes announced by the Government to make it easier to use new building products from overseas.   https://youtu.be/lMmQsBflw5s?si=t1243eUZy0MhJ00O The proposed changes to the […]

RLB Oceania Construction Market Update Q1 2024

According to RLB’s Oceania Report, Auckland remained at the forefront of construction activity across NZ’s regions. The value of construction work increased in Auckland and, to a lesser extent, in […]

A helping hand with embodied carbon assessment

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has released examples of embodied carbon assessments produced by members of the building and construction sector.   This resource has been made to […]