Building boom without a skilled labour force?

With Labour looking to create 100,000 new houses for first home buyers within the next decade, who is going to build these homes? With the New Zealand construction industry already facing a labour shortage and currently filling the skilled positions with overseas workers, who will be left to fill th

Storm in a teacup

Property developers Fu Wah have made news lately for moves to recruit workers from China. The Opposition are trying to paint this as the Government making a “u-turn” on their immigration policy.