Category: Regular Blogs

Selwyn District Council eyes more remote inspections to tackle backlog
Selwyn District Council eyes more remote inspections to tackle backlog

Ben O’Connell / August 25, 2026

Selwyn District Council is looking at expanding its use of remote building inspections as it struggles to keep pace with...

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Built to belong
Built to belong

Ben O’Connell / August 23, 2026

The recent quakes near Te Anau are a reminder that homes in the Great South must both suit their spectacular...

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Two kinds of know-how
Two kinds of know-how

Ben O’Connell / August 22, 2026

What you want from a local expert, what you want from a South Island-wide provider, and why the best projects...

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Height safety reform targets falls
Height safety reform targets falls

Ben O’Connell / August 21, 2026

Falls from height remain one of the most persistent causes of serious injury and death on our nation’s construction sites,...

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How building sites feel the deep freeze
How building sites feel the deep freeze

Ben O’Connell / August 20, 2026

New Zealand’s been facing some of the coldest mornings of the year. Temperatures in parts of the South Island have...

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Cross-party consensus emerge
Cross-party consensus emerge

Ben O’Connell / August 19, 2026

For years, construction firms have built around a moving political target. Consenting rules, building standards and housing settings swung with...

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The drone is the easy part
The drone is the easy part

Ben O’Connell / August 18, 2026

A drone can survey a roof in minutes, but flying it legally over a live site is a job for...

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Help inside the hard hat
Help inside the hard hat

Ben O’Connell / August 17, 2026

The most dangerous thing on a construction site is not the fall or the machine. In Australia, construction workers take...

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