Archived News and Media Releases
19 May 2015
A Rotorua man has been convicted and fined $1000 plus court costs and solicitor’s fees today for illegally carrying out sanitary plumbing.
2 April 2015
An Auckland man has been convicted and fined $1500 for carrying out drainlaying work without an authorisation for a second time
31 March 2015
The Timber Design Society is pleased to be able to present the Timber Design Society Sapwood Conference. The conference will be held in Christchurch only, 13 – 15 May 2015.
4 March 2015
The Rules Reduction Taskforce has been set up to cut red tape and get rid of loopy property rules and regulations that are stopping people from getting on with the job.
19 February 2015
An online tool that supports the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) technical guidance document on repairing and rebuilding houses affected by the Canterbury earthquakes has been released.
19 February 2015
In a judgment released 18 February 2015, a Nelson man has been convicted and fined $4000 for doing or helping to do gasfitting work without a licence, and has been ordered to pay solicitor’s costs of $113 and Court costs of $130.
2 February 2015
The recent conviction of an Auckland man has served as a timely reminder to consumers to only use plumbers, gasfitters, and drainlayers who hold a current authorisation card.
11 January 2015
The Australian Industry Group report “The quest for a level playing field: the nonconforming products dilemma”, provided compelling evidence on the increasing risks of non-conforming Products in Building and Construction projects. To assist industry stakeholders, the new Steel Compliance website is provided as a risk mitigation service to the construction community by ACRS.
18 December 2014
The New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC) announced its new board of directors at the end of November. Two new members joined the board after the council’s AGM in Auckland: executive general manager of Hawkins Construction Gary Walker and Director and joint owner of INZIDE Commercial Steve Aschebrock.
10 December 2014
SCIRT says goodbye to its founding general manager Duncan Gibb