News | Business
29 Jan 2026 20:56
| outlook hotmail | yahoo mail | gmail | news | weather | finance | shopping | about nzcity | Search |
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity
SEARCH 

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
    •    News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

    •
      Home > News > Business

    A warning the grass may not be greener for tradies on the other side of the Tasman

    A warning the grass may not be greener for tradies on the other side of the Tasman


    Kiwi tradies are being offered a 10 thousand dollar incentive to jump the ditch to work in building and construction in West Australia.

    Civil Contractors NZ head, Alan Pollard, says it's vital New Zealand keeps tradies for projects starting this year.

    He says Workforce Development Council research shows Australia might offer less than you might think.

    Pollard says income disparity is shrinking, taxes are higher over there and house prices are soaring.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Business News
     29 Jan: New Zealand export values have been surging
     29 Jan: The end of ‘Pax Americana’ and start of a ‘post-American’ era doesn’t necessarily mean the world will be less safe
     29 Jan: Plans to future-proof Queenstown's power supply - include a new transmission line from Cromwell
     29 Jan: Economists are expecting the Official Cash Rate to rise sooner rather than later - flattening forecasts for the property market
     29 Jan: Our beef exports could fill the gap left by a shortage in US cattle supply
     29 Jan: New Zealand's housing market looks like it could be on a different trajectory to Australia
     28 Jan: The Reserve Bank may have to step in and use interest rate hikes to cool inflation
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Ireland's Auckland-born midfielder Bundee Aki will sit out half of Ireland's Six Nations rugby campaign over referee abuse More...

    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    New Zealand export values have been surging More...


     Today's News

    		 Entertainment:
    Tom Brady and Alix Earle have been "texting" since getting close at a New Year celebration 20:31

     Entertainment:
    Lisa Rinna has blasted Colton Underwood as a "stalker" 20:01

     Entertainment:
    Nicola Peltz and her family "left the room" following Victoria Beckham's "inappropriate" dance with her son Brooklyn, according to the wedding DJ Fat Tony 19:31

     Law and Order:
    China executes online scam ringleaders from Myanmar 19:27

     Entertainment:
    Judd Apatow has called for Americans to "make sacrifices" amid the turbulence in the country 19:01

     Soccer:
    Auckland FC couldn't care less about being kicked out of football's Australia Cup knockout comp 18:57

     Rugby League:
    New NRL signing Alofiana Khan-Pereira is going all-out to turn his career around at the Warriors 18:47

     Law and Order:
    A man's now been charged with murder after the death of a woman in Bay of Plenty's Pukehina on New Year's Day 18:37

     Entertainment:
    Jaime King was "blindsided" by her husband Austin Sosa filing for divorce 18:31

     Law and Order:
    New Zealand roads are about to re-enter a dangerous window as schools return for term one 18:17

     News Search




    Power Search

    © 2026 New Zealand City Ltd