We’re back after a 3 year hiatus with a new blog discussing all things related to the New Zealand construction industry from an expert quantity surveying perspective. This week, we will be focusing on the pressing issue of labor shortages, as well as some of the causes and potential solutions.

Here's a quantity surveyor course for NZ builders. Whenever you meet with a new client to discuss a potential building job, you can guarantee they will ask you one question you hate answering. “What's the ballpark figure this will cost?”

Kiwibuild was destined to fail from the beginning and Phil Twyford should have known it.

The property downturn will be over by the end of 2019, but it’s still risky to buy residential homes in Australia as investments.

Want to self-install a smart home security system, but don’t know which one to chose? We’ve got you covered for cheap home security options for your residential property.

Being a good landlord is actually quite easy – and it’s the most reliable way to get good tenants, too. Here’s how to be the best landlord you can be.

How did Mainzeal trade while insolvent for so many years and get away with it? We find out.

Construction companies fail for strategic reasons that could have been remedied with better management.

Apartments in all major New Zealand centres are still priced between $400,000 and $650,000 – what we've considered to be an “acceptable” amount to pay for a first home.

The NZ Property Investors' Federation (NZPIF) says that if capital gains tax was to apply to to the family home in New Zealand, the organisation wouldn't have a problem with the tax.

When New Zealand introduces Capital Gains Tax, will your interest paid be deduced from final “gains”?

Apprenticeships are essential to the growth and prosperity of New Zealand. How do you go about getting this on-the-job training?

New Zealand construction firms are taking on too much risk, and operating on too fine a profit margin to survive, industry experts say..