Thumbs up for overseas product approval reforms
The Government’s recent announcement to streamline the approval of overseas building products is a welcome and practical reform for our sector. At Master Builders, we’ve long advocated for a system that gives builders more flexibility to use safe, high-quality products and reduces the unnecessary red tape that drives up costs and causes delays. […]
Founder LMA Timber Martin Thompson: Aotearoa and the Amazon rainforest
Each year, two million hectares of Amazon rainforest – an area the size of Wales – are cleared and exported, including to New Zealand. Even when FSC-certified, harvesting tropical hardwood from the Amazon is not sustainable. Consumers need to be aware that it must stop, writes Martin Thompson, founder and director of LMA […]
ChristchurchNZ CEO Ali Adams: A bold ambition for Canterbury
Canterbury has taken a major step toward becoming a global centre for aerospace innovation. The launch of the Waitaha Canterbury Aerospace Strategy last month signals our region’s ambition to be a world leader in aerospace by 2035. It is Canterbury’s unique geography, strong infrastructure, and collaborative culture that gives us an edge. Meanwhile, […]
Trade Me Property | Customer Director Gavin Lloyd: Property listings hit decade high
Trade Me property listings are up 10 per cent on the same time last year. From a property perspective, it’s been a huge first half of 2025 with the number of listings on Trade Me hitting a decade high in March. As is fairly typical at this time of year, we’ve seen a […]
OPES Partners | Director Andrew Nicol: New builds vs old builds
Were our houses really built better back in the day? Rows of townhouses are springing up all across New Zealand. Some people call them cheap, cookie-cutter homes. Especially when you see them next to older villas. But were houses really better back in the day? Fifty years ago, homes were hand-built by teams […]
Christchurch City Mayor Phil Mauger: Local election countdown
This will be my last Metropol column for the current mayoral term as we head into the local body election period. Ihave thoroughly enjoyed my last three years in the role of Mayor. It seems fitting that we are currently celebrating Matariki – a chance to connect with the past, celebrate the present […]
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