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We need apprentices

By Warwick Quinn 1 February 2017, Build 158

Taking on an apprentice is good business, not simply another expense. It’s not an easy message to sell at a time when the building industry’s business model is to contract work out to the most competitive subbie, says Warwick Quinn, Chief Executive, BCITO.

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Changing Maori housing

By Jade Kake 1 February 2017, Build 158, Feature article

It’s time to nurture new ways of thinking to achieve the type of housing and communities that iwi need and want. For many Maori, this is on their own land with their wider family group.

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Helping workmates

By Annette Beautrais 1 February 2017, Build 158

Suicide rates in New Zealand are not declining, and there are calls for innovative solutions. Some companies are leading the way with suicide prevention programmes as part of workplace health and safety.

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House values outstrip incomes

By Matthew Curtis 1 February 2017, Build 158, Feature article

Using World Bank measures, our housing is unaffordable to severely unaffordable in urban areas. With household incomes rising more slowly than house values, this situation looks unlikely to change any time soon.

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Seismic testing of schools

By David Carradine 1 February 2017, Build 158, Feature article

Full-scale destructive tests carried out by BRANZ confirmed the seismic performance of some timber-framed school buildings. The results mean cost savings for the Ministry of Education and are useful for other buildings.

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