Construction ‘stretched’

I like to take time to do pastoral visits to most/all my community. I do enjoy spending that time with my husband Ben Langi and our four boys aged 4 to 11 years old. Family time may be hard at times but we try and balance our work, family and ‘me-time’. another view from Sky Tower is quite similar ... but the view from One Tree Hill is more real. Firstly, you stand in the environment and feel the atmosphere, the breeze and see the views. Secondly, it’s free and you have the choice of walking to the top or drive. Finally, there is a park for the kids. It will not be possible for a ‘‘pretty stretched’’ construction industry to meet the demand for Auckland housing without changing its approach, a new report has found.

But people need to think about what type of homes they want to live in as well, and quickly catch up to big city thinking. A PWC report released Wednesday said the construction industry had become a ‘‘major contributor’’ to the country’s economy, worth about as much as the entire Waikato region. Commissioned by the Construction Strategy Group and NZ Construction Industry Council, it said it was the fifth largest sector by employment, having added about 26,000 jobs between 2012 and 2015 - a fifth of all new jobs in the country. Construction was expected to peak next year at $37.2 billion, and be worth more than $270b in the six years to 2020. But it noted the sector would not be able to meet the demand for housing in Auckland without changing its approach. The Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan provided development potential for 422,000 more homes over the next 30 years. Construction Strategy Group chairman Geoff Hunt said the industry needed contracts to build lots of 500 to 1000 houses, rather than a small number of houses or apartments. This would enable contractors and designers to plan the most effective way of building at a cheaper cost, he said.

‘‘Family time may be hard at times but we try and balance our work, family and 'metime'’’