Tag Archives: Aucklandbuild 2016

On November 16th to November 17th, Auckland named the building capital of New Zealand, held the “unbelievable” Build Expo. The Expo was located in the ASB Showgrounds and covered the “booming” construction industry that Auckland boasts, it presented all things you could wish for from every angle. The show held …

The New Zealand construction industry is well aware of the nation-wide growth and immense potential in expansion. This has been related to many of the announced, on-going and new projects. There are number of announced projects which has not been contracted to any party or company just yet and another …

The evident growth in building activities has been discussed around the country. In particular to Auckland, it dominated construction for both residential and non-residential construction as it grows for the fifth quarter in the March period. There is a lack of sufficient manpower and lands to match the demand and …

The construction labour force is not catching up with the immense construction boom in Auckland. Contrary to the positive trend, the city’s unemployment rate is still above the national average at 6.6 percent. The robust and seemingly omnipresent building and construction activities around Auckland have generated thousands of jobs; however, …

According to Statistics New Zealand, the building consents increased by 245 from 2,264 in January to 2,509 in February while the new house permits reached to 1,720. Leading by the active building activities in Auckland, 11% increase in building consents in February was recorded in New Zealand. Among all dwellings …