The Government has announced a rule change that should enable the release of critical building materials stuck in Auckland, to avoid the rest of the country running out of supplies. MBIE will manage the process of eligible companies to ensure the work is being done safely under Level 4 rules, Williams said. RNZ Thousands of construction sites are re-opening today amid predictions that common building products could run out in just three days. “If we can at least say, these are the top 50 [building materials] that will make a difference, that would be progress.”Without intervention, he said that by Friday most building suppliers in level 3 would have run out of building materials. And even when the factories that made these materials were permitted to operate, he said it would take weeks for the supplies to flow downstream.

Source: Stuff September 06, 2021 23:13 UTC