Inside New Zealand's shrinking building and construction industry

Jack Morrison2026-07-12T02:24:16.000Z

what a load of shit... I've been in the trades for 20 years and this is the quietest it's ever been.

Reese Morgan2026-07-12T02:44:16.000Z

Yeah nah this is just the start. Govt keeps kicking the can down the road on infrastructure spending. My crew is already looking at jobs in Aus

Reese Morgan2026-07-12T02:59:16.000Z

you're not wrong. Over half my crew is in Perth now. The money's way better

Finn Walker2026-07-12T02:53:16.000Z

My son's a chippy and he's been on half wages for months. Something's gotta give

Jack Morrison2026-07-12T03:47:16.000Z

here brother. I've got a wife and kids, can't just up and leave but what choice do they give us

Sophie Ngata2026-07-12T03:03:16.000Z

ffs they keep raising interest rates and wonder why no one's building. common sense??

Jack Morrison2026-07-12T03:56:16.000Z

Bloody politicians don't care about real kiwis. Just lining their pockets and leaving us to rot

Isla Cooper2026-07-12T04:21:16.000Z

Facts. My partner works in compliance and she says the red tape is killing small builders

Finn Walker2026-07-12T04:25:16.000Z

We had 3 quotes for a deck last month and all were 20k+ more than 2 years ago. No wonder ppl ain't building

Finn Walker2026-07-12T04:36:16.000Z

stuffed. We didn't choose to have materials triple in price

Sophie Ngata2026-07-12T04:42:16.000Z

lol cope. If you can't afford to build maybe you shouldn't be building

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