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Awards 2024

Nominations for our 2024 NZ Building People Awards and Next Gen Awards will be open 17 April - 29 May. 

The awards evening will take place on 30 August at the Viaduct Event Centre in Tāmaki | Auckland. 

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LATEST NEWS

Why NZ needs a more resilient construction industry

Posted on Friday 11 March, 2022

The pandemic has had a considerable impact on all businesses, but New Zealand’s construction sector appears particularly hard hit and is struggling to cope. Firms have failed, prices have gone up, and labour and materials are in short supply.

First TBIG & Keystone Trust scholarship awarded

Posted on Friday 11 March, 2022

The Building Intelligence Group and Keystone Trust launched the scholarship to support students during their degree as they work towards a professional career in project management. The first scholarship has been awarded to Wellingtonian Henry McIntyre.

Businesses desperate to increase rapid antigen testing

Posted on Friday 25 February, 2022

Businesses desperate to ramp up rapid testing of workers to prevent spread of Omicron are upset at the Government’s rationing of test kits. Free Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) are only available to critical businesses, when an asymptomatic worker is exposed to a positive COVID-19 case, then allowing them to skip self-isolation and continue working if they return a negative RAT.

The Big Quit hits construction industry

Posted on Friday 25 February, 2022

Frustration at building supply chain delays causing projects to stall, is driving out critical workers, an official report finds. An Ipsos report, for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, reveals a new and emerging crisis in recruiting and retaining builders and tradies.

House building boom could soon hit ceiling due to shortages of materials and workers

Posted on Friday 25 February, 2022

There may be a building boom, but a shortage of materials and subcontractors is said to be making it difficult for smaller building companies to complete projects. Registered Master Builders Association chief executive, David Kelly said that having to try to store up materials several months in advance of a job had been putting pressure on small building firms.

COVID-19 and working in the Traffic Light System

Posted on Friday 11 February, 2022

The CHASNZ website has been updated with the latest COVID-19 guidance for the construction sector. We encourage our members to become familiar with the guidance and its implications for working and travelling around New Zealand under the new Traffic Light System.

Broader Outcomes Guidance for the Construction Sector

Posted on Friday 11 February, 2022

The Construction Sector Accord has produced a new publication, Broader Outcomes Guidance for the Construction Sector, which details four Priority Outcomes that suppliers and / or procurers need to provide for.

Construction costs rising at the fastest annual pace in almost four years

Posted on Friday 11 February, 2022

On Wednesday, CoreLogic released a report which showed the cost of building over the past year had risen 6.1 per cent. This was a big jump from a 3 per cent rise in 2020 and a 3.9 per cent rise in 2019.

Young people flocking to trade jobs post-lockdown

Posted on Friday 11 February, 2022

Stats NZ revealed a 17 per cent increase in workers aged between 15-19 joining the industry in November 2021, the largest of all age brackets by at least five per cent.

COVID-19 update for the Building and Construction sector

Posted on Wednesday 22 December, 2021

The CHASNZ website has been updated with the latest COVID-19 guidance for the construction sector. We encourage our members to become familiar with the guidance and its implications for working and travelling around New Zealand under the new Traffic Light System.

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