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Posted on Friday 19 June, 2020
COVID-19: Review, recalibration and the role of the Engineer to the Contract in resolution of disputes. Join Janine Stewart and Peter Neven for a discussion on the current state of COVID-19 contract issues and claims, post lockdown, as we settle into Alert Level 1. Also covered will be the role that the Engineer to the Contract (ETTC) plays going forward.
Posted on Friday 19 June, 2020
After months of social distancing and the accompanying uncertainty about future events, the NZIOB team is excited to be back in the business of delivering in-person industry functions. As well as the Southern Region Committee's Christ Church Cathedral project site visit and presentation next month (see details further up in the AGM article), our two other Regional Committees have upcoming site visits to announce.
Posted on Friday 19 June, 2020
The NZIOB has been continuing to build a mutually beneficial relationship with the Registered Master Builders Association’s official magazine, Building Today. One of the benefits to NZIOB members is the offer of a free subscription to Building Today magazine.
Posted on Friday 19 June, 2020
The Government’s Apprenticeship Support Programme was announced on Wednesday. The programme is a cross-agency government response, the key components of which are; a new government subsidy that will pay employers for each apprentice they train, and the expansion of the existing Mana in Mahi programme.
Posted on Monday 08 June, 2020
8 June 2020. With the announcement today that New Zealand is moving to COVID-19 Alert Level 1 at 11:59pm tonight, CHASNZ (in conjunction with the NZ Construction industry Council) has published a revised standard and protocols for ongoing operations. The...
Posted on Tuesday 02 June, 2020
2 June 2020. With New Zealand moving to COVID-19 Level 2, the sheer volume of government and industry information required to be shared with construction practitioners during the lockdown, and subsequent shifts to Levels 3 and 2, has subsided. The...
Posted on Tuesday 02 June, 2020
2 June 2020. This week’s NZIOB webinar represents a change of tack. While the NZIOB’s previous COVID-19 themed webinars dealt with topics that the construction industry needed immediate information on as COVID-19 struck, the focus now is to provide guidance...
Posted on Tuesday 02 June, 2020
2 June 2020. With New Zealand now operating under COVID-19 Level 2, there is an ability for organisations to hold gatherings of up to 100 people under certain conditions (that are expected to be eased further over the next month).
With this...
Posted on Tuesday 02 June, 2020
2 June 2020: Changes to Building Consent exemptions
In a move designed to fast-track small residential projects from proposal to construction, the government has increased the size of detached buildings that are exempt from a Building Consent. The previous exemption was for buildings...
