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'Very benign': Watchdog didn't bite hard on house materials
Report's 'findings and recommendations are very benign', said Grant Swanepoel of Jarden.
Report's 'findings and recommendations are very benign', said Grant Swanepoel of Jarden.
Taskforce established to investigate ways to resolve the plasterboard shortage.
"160 plus years of displacement and colonisation cannot be undone quickly" - Kīngitanga.
How the property sector fares through this tough cycle will be a real measure of progress.
OPINION: Our editorial on a ministerial task force to investigate plasterboard supply.
'We think we will take a hit as we come through this' - Hamish McBeath, Fletcher Building.
Call for probe to address Winstone Wallboards' near-monopoly on plasterboard.
Strongly-worded letter sent to directors, calling for them all to stand again.
Imported board more expensive than Gib, won't arrive till September.
'We need to help as many companies as we can get through this' - Shane Brealey.
Builders fight to break Gib maker's near monopoly on approved product.
Fletcher bought ETEX board, deal ended but hopes for resumption soon.
'Necessity is the mother of invention. Gib will lose ... a lot of loyalty.' - Rick Herd
'We're just at the start of the failure of supply caused by our monopoly provider.'
Company blames miscommunication for piles of Gib at building site.
"A difference of interpretation over an insurance policy" at heart of litigation
PlaceMakers said that no Pink Batts were being distributed from their factory this week.
Three years after the massive fire, work is about to start rebuilding the roof.
The three-pronged attack aimed at solving the drastic Gib plasterboard shortage.
"This fast-track legislation is being used wrongly." - Troy Elliott.
Local residents and retailers will be consulted about plans for seven-level blocks.
Around 200,000 truck-loads of soil raised the 15.1ha quarry floor by 10m to 15m.
Heavyweights tell price probe their materials are a smaller part of the overall cost.
"I just said what I was going to do and I did it," Ross Taylor said of five-year plan.
Signature Homes and Fletcher Building have acknowledged extremely high demand.
Taylor upbeat about the second half, projects full-year ebit of $750m
Analysts are relatively upbeat about what could be announced next week.
The best of business in New Zealand set to be honoured in the annual Top 200 awards.
Issues relate to custody unit at new central city police station.