Building consent drop less than expected A drop in building consents in January wasn’t enough to reverse a trend of increasing construction activity, Statistics NZ said today. “The trend for new dwellings has doubled since the historic low point in March 2011, but is still 28% below the peak in January 2004,†industry and labour statistics manager Blair Cardno said. 28-02-2014 more >>
House building down Retirement village construction plans was behind an increase in building consents of 1.9% in February. 28-03-2013 more >>
