Property · Building · Design
Last Friday, the much-anticipated public seminar on medium-density housing planning policy, organised by the New Zealand Chinese Building Industry Association (NZCBIA), went ahead as scheduled. The webinar examined, discussed and interpreted the Housing Supply Bill, new housing construction legislation jointly proposed the previous week by the Labour Government and the National Party.
Thefts from New Zealand car dealerships are frequent, and buyers often complain of new cars being damaged or stolen before they can take delivery. Will insurance cover these vehicle thefts or property losses, and how can dealerships prevent them?
Following the recent move from Alert Level Four to Alert Level Three during this COVID outbreak, construction sites across Auckland have slowly begun reopening, while still having to follow government health and hygiene requirements.
As the imbalance between supply and demand in New Zealand's property market has intensified in recent years, more homebuyers and investors have begun considering building their own homes. But building a home is no easy task, and there is plenty of homework to do beforehand. Today, we look at an important part of the process: planning your home's design.
Since New Zealand's first Alert Level 4 restrictions last year, many commercial tenants have negotiated rent relief with their landlords under clause 27.5 of their standard ADLS (law society) leases. But what about tenants whose leases have no such clause?
Over the past couple of days, my social media feed has been awash with heated discussion: “New Zealand is taking a huge step towards ‘communism’!
The NZCBIA Annual Gala Dinner and Excellence Awards, the premier annual event for New Zealand’s Chinese construction industry, concluded at the Cordis Hotel on the evening of 6 August.
At the start of the year, Barfoot & Thompson Managing Director Peter Thompson predicted: “The market will return strongly in January.”
In an increasingly digital world, we are approaching an era in which everything is connected — and lifts are no exception.
The seminars held at the New Zealand International Building Expo & Summit attract considerable attention every year, and this year was no exception! During the exhibition from 6 August to 7, more than ten free talks on property development and construction, environmental sustainability, smart homes, technology products and future trends were open to construction professionals and the public. Leading industry experts gathered at the venue for a compelling exchange of ideas aimed at empowering the industry.