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New Zealand’s construction sector enters 2026 under strain, yet beginning to stabilise. The aftershocks of cost escalation, funding constraints and workforce shortages have forced a hard reset across the industry. What is emerging is a more deliberate market, disciplined and intent on rebuilding confidence.  Economic conditions remain delicate. Finance is tight and demand uneven, but indicators suggest stabilisation rather than another downturn. Recovery is beginning to […]

Australia’s construction industry enters 2026 in recalibration rather than crisis. After years of volatility driven by rising costs, labour shortages and elevated insolvencies, the sector is operating with greater discipline as capacity and feasibility take precedence over scale and speed. Financial strain remains widespread, while demand for housing, infrastructure and social assets continues to exceed […]

NSW Premier Chris Minns declared the state had been “outworked, outsmarted and outbuilt” for three decades, with the state now losing not only retirees but “younger families in the prime of their working lives” to more affordable markets. Speaking at the third annual Housing Now! conference in Parramatta—where Hubexo was a major partner—Minns urged bipartisan […]