A survey conducted in 2024 among people working in the civil construction industry in New Zealand revealed that around 72 percent of respondents believed that the leading barrier to construction industry growth was a skilled labor shortage and staff recruitment difficulties. Compliance and regulatory costs was also identified as a key contributor to a lack of growth within the industry.
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Opinion of civil construction workers on barriers to construction industry growth in New Zealand as of June 2024
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Civil Contractors New Zealand. (August 13, 2024). Opinion of civil construction workers on barriers to construction industry growth in New Zealand as of June 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364896/new-zealand-leading-challenges-for-construction-industry-growth/
Civil Contractors New Zealand. "Opinion of civil construction workers on barriers to construction industry growth in New Zealand as of June 2024." Chart. August 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364896/new-zealand-leading-challenges-for-construction-industry-growth/
Civil Contractors New Zealand. (2024). Opinion of civil construction workers on barriers to construction industry growth in New Zealand as of June 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364896/new-zealand-leading-challenges-for-construction-industry-growth/
Civil Contractors New Zealand. "Opinion of Civil Construction Workers on Barriers to Construction Industry Growth in New Zealand as of June 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364896/new-zealand-leading-challenges-for-construction-industry-growth/
Civil Contractors New Zealand, Opinion of civil construction workers on barriers to construction industry growth in New Zealand as of June 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364896/new-zealand-leading-challenges-for-construction-industry-growth/ (last visited June 28, 2025)
Opinion of civil construction workers on barriers to construction industry growth in New Zealand as of June 2024 [Graph], Civil Contractors New Zealand, August 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364896/new-zealand-leading-challenges-for-construction-industry-growth/
