Law changes afoot, including bigger penalties and longer suspensions for builders

Tim Bates of Auckland law firm TM Bates & Co summarises recent announcements about the end of joint and several liability principles in favour of proportionate liability. The key changes recently announced by Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk can be summarised as follows: • Removal of joint and several liability in favour of proportionate […] The post Law changes afoot, including bigger penalties and longer suspensions for builders appeared first on Building Today.

Construction minister promises support for cement sector

There was an empty house for Chris MacDonald's lessons in cement chemistry, history and politics last week.

Replaced construction minister missed several CLC board meetings

Recently replaced construction minister Sarah Jones attended just three Construction Leadership Council (CLC) board meetings in almost a year despite being a co-chair of the body, research has revealed. Construction News analysed published minutes of the scheduled monthly get-togethers held between July 2024 and June… The post Replaced construction minister missed several CLC board meetings appeared first on Construction News.

New construction minister named

Chris McDonald succeeds Sarah Jones

McDonald named as new construction minister

Chris McDonald has been appointed as the new construction minister, succeeding Sarah Jones. The government’s website says that McDonald, who was elected as Labour MP for Stockton North in July last year, officially took up the construction brief last Thursday (11 September). But his responsibilities… The post McDonald named as new construction minister appeared first on Construction News.