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Reserve Bank faces difficulty balancing cyclone inflation and devastation

If the country is to begin ‘futureproofing’ itself against more frequent climate change related flooding, the rebuild cost will rise dramatically – and that's worrying for Governor Adrian Orr. Andrew Patterson reports.

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'Dream turns to nightmare' as foundations of building industry erode

Civil construction firms are hitting rock bottom, caught between this summer's tropical downpours and rising concrete prices, reports Jonathan Milne.

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ComCom recommends action to improve competition in building supplies market

The Commerce Commission says rebates paid by major suppliers to merchants is making it difficult for new or competing products to grow in the building sector

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Big building suppliers paying cash rebates block competition – report

Commerce Commission hopes to shake up Fletcher Building dominance of building supplies.

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Collaboration key to meeting NZ’s infrastructure demands

Events like the earthquakes and Covid-19 drove change in the construction sector, but the ball needs to keep rolling.

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Carter Holt constrains timber supply for 18 months, despite assurances to Govt

Builders say the supply crisis has eased – now they face a demand crisis that threatens to drive more of them to the wall

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Net Zero: The Road to 2050 – How your home can save the planet

Our houses are contributing big time to climate change. But they could also be part of the solution.

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Commerce Commission filing court action against big building retailer

Established hardware chains have set in place about 60 restrictive legal covenants on desirable land blocks, preventing new stores from opening in competition.

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Explaining the plasterboard shortage

The Detail takes a closer look at how the shortage of plasterboard - a critical building product - reached crisis point.

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Is Winstone Wallboards bad or actually really good?

Perhaps we have been too quick to lay the blame for the present plasterboard shortage situation squarely at the feet of our biggest construction and building materials company

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GIB and the competitive problems of plasterboard

Our GIB monopoly has run into trouble. Are there lessons to be learned?

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On-sellers profit from a cut of their GIB as supply dwindles

Frozen orders from the country’s leading producer of plasterboard have left an opportunity for people to capitalise on selling personal stock

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Fletcher Building's vax mandate kicks into force for all staff

All staff across the company are now required to have two doses of the vaccine, regardless of where they work in the business. The new rules have prompted fewer job losses than expected

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